postlude

Definition of postludenext

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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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postlude
Noun
  • His final game came on April 2, 2022, when Duke fell to North Carolina in the Final Four—a fittingly dramatic coda to his Hall of Fame career.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Writing my memoir would be my coda, my truth.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Television would seem to be a medium well suited to epilogues.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In a moving epilogue to the story, Shoval returns to Berlin next week in the company of David and Ariel Cunio and their families for a screening of the new version.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Doctors at a Broward County urgent care clinic said her 13-year-old daughter’s appendix was at risk of bursting.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The winter Olympic games are often seen as more of an appendix to their larger summertime counterparts than a tentpole in themselves.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • After you're done chowing down, make for the Santa Monica Pier, where Route 66 finally runs out of road, and the Pacific Ocean rolls in—a fittingly cinematic finale to this all-American adventure.
    Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Dos Santos is continuing to recover from facial surgery, while Sisniega was forced to miss SDFC’s opener because of a red card he was assessed in last season’s playoff finale.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

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“Postlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postlude. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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