postscript

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Recent Examples of postscript And there’s a little postscript. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025 Come to find out, Daniel has been quoting a sentence from the resulting column to audiences for 33 years, and I am honored to be a postscript to an addendum to a footnote of an incident with such impact. Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025 In the new edition, Bauer found an unexpected postscript to the story, thanks to newer digital newspaper archives. Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025 His finger jabs on the second-to-last page, at the postscript. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postscript
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postscript
Noun
  • Banerjee, who was born in 1963, offered an effusive epilogue to the modernist exhibit, exploring dimensions, textures and scale that many of her artistic forebears could only dream of.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Blooper reels, once common in comedy films, are fading from cinema partly due to the rise of dramatic post-credit epilogues and the shift from DVDs to streaming platforms, experts say.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The vicious climax in the house, involving the ultimate parental sacrifice, segues to a coda back in Egypt, where all the threads are satisfyingly tied together.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Nearly six months later, Portland rallied from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit Tuesday to beat Phoenix, earn the Western Conference’s seventh seed, set up a first-round playoff matchup against San Antonio and add a coda to what is perhaps the most unusual postseason run in NBA history.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Tapanes said the aftermath continues to weigh on him.
    Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In the aftermath, Pollard’s inbox filled with criticisms, encouragement and recommendations.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The sense of anticlimax is crushing.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The lore around an alien cover-up could set expectations high for the new release—and, possibly, yield yet another anticlimax in the absence of clear evidence.
    Becky Ferreira, Wired News, 9 Mar. 2026

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