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also epilogs
as in sequels
a final section or speech after the main part of a book, play, or musical composition
—sometimes used figuratively
The main character's death was alluded to in the epilogue. His final years were a peaceful epilogue to a life of adventure.
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Noun
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Back to the Future was a massive success, spawning two sequels, while Family Ties ended in 1989.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025 -
It’s carved into horror’s bloody history that not all sequels are created equal.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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An episode of religious ecstasy in a depleted, soggy, English seaside town spirals toward violence—and culminates in one of the best endings in recent horror.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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Considering that Supermassive is known for their alternate choices and endings, Little Nightmares III still feels like the source material.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Both the Tigers and Twins won their finales to set up a winner-take-all extra game – in Minneapolis, thanks to the Twins’ edge in the season series.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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While this criticism is overstated, as a lot of his books have bone-chilling finales or thematically rich conclusions, there are certainly a lot of stories where he's failed to land the plane.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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One was the minimal personal follow-ups.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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With the exception of Apes, however, none of Serling’s TZ follow-ups really found their way into the cultural zeitgeist.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Their analysis, which includes seven figures, thirteen tables, six appendices, and nearly 25,000 words, revealed three main findings.—
Ge Bai,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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To have any hope of a successful turnaround, Spring felt that Macy’s needed a cultural reset first, to inspire a workforce battered by years of falling revenue, store closings, and staff reductions, and get buy-in to his strategy.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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McKinley County's poor infrastructure reflects its disproportionately high poverty rate — triple the national average — stemming in part from the closings of mines, power plants and oil refineries.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Epilogues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epilogues. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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