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Recent Examples of postlude
The event is led by Bob Lundy and Elizabeth Yahn Williams with preludes and postludes of pianist Andrew Wong and assisted by artist Marion Wong, illustrator of the HAÏKU for an Artist series.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2019
The dance now continues and switches gears as sound bites of Ailey and of Mr. Harris present a postlude suggesting them in conversation.
—Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
Make a very long weekend of your trip to the Berkshires with three Boston Symphony concerts and, as a postlude on Monday, an evening with the young players of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra.
—New York Times, 12 July 2018
The 14 songs that made up Wednesday’s program were grouped in three sets, with an introduction and postlude, collectively exploring mortal interaction with the gods, the Orestes myth and the deities themselves.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2017
Perhaps the best thing to do with GWTW is to ask anyone who shows the film to put together a prelude or postlude — or maybe a little presentation for the intermission that is usually provided — that interrogates the film’s presentation of history.
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 30 Aug. 2017
The six postlude concerts next season will be played by Peter Richard Conte.
—Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 7 Aug. 2017
The postlude concerts were studded with some wonderful surprises.
—Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 1 May 2017
San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2019
The dance now continues and switches gears as sound bites of Ailey and of Mr. Harris present a postlude suggesting them in conversation.
—Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
Make a very long weekend of your trip to the Berkshires with three Boston Symphony concerts and, as a postlude on Monday, an evening with the young players of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra.
—New York Times, 12 July 2018
The 14 songs that made up Wednesday’s program were grouped in three sets, with an introduction and postlude, collectively exploring mortal interaction with the gods, the Orestes myth and the deities themselves.
—John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2017
Perhaps the best thing to do with GWTW is to ask anyone who shows the film to put together a prelude or postlude — or maybe a little presentation for the intermission that is usually provided — that interrogates the film’s presentation of history.
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 30 Aug. 2017
The six postlude concerts next season will be played by Peter Richard Conte.
—Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 7 Aug. 2017
The postlude concerts were studded with some wonderful surprises.
—Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 1 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postlude
Noun
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There is a short coda that flashes back to Joel and Ellie in Jackson, smiling and ready to face another day together.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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There is no more fitting coda to this chaotic era than what’s happened the past few days in Knoxville, Tenn., where quarterback Nico Iamaleava skipped practice and his representatives used the threat of the transfer portal, which opens this week, to seek a bigger, better deal at Tennessee.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Instead, the book’s epilogue jumps ahead to 2195 and reveals that the main narrative of the novel is a transcription of audio tapes discovered long after the fall of Gilead that are being presented in an academic setting.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
9 Apr. 2025
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There’s a photo epilogue of the real soldiers, and many of their faces are blurred.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On Saturday, her brother Robert Irwin revealed that Bindi underwent immediate surgery due to a ruptured appendix.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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According to the Mayo Clinic, appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix that often results in a patient needing to have their appendix surgically removed.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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His last show was Saturday night's season 50 finale.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Not interspersed with the rest of the story, but all at once in a single episode that slams hard on the brakes after last week’s intense finish and gives everyone a moment to breathe before the big Season 2 finale next week.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Postlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postlude. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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