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postscript

noun

Definition of postscript

as in epilogue

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Recent Examples of postscript Nothing can top utterly zany inspiration of the postscript, which somehow involves a nuclear power plant and radioactive albino crocodiles. — Eric Kohn, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026 Phillips/Waddle postscripts The Dolphins got four good years from Jaylen Waddle and parts of 3 ½ good years from Jaelan Phillips. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 And a postscript notes that at one time there were 6,000 Shakers; that number has dwindled to 2. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026 There are four postscripts at the end of The End of an Era, Taylor Swift’s Disney+ docuseries about her time on the last leg of the Eras Tour. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postscript

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Noun

Similarly, Margaret Atwood took that same sentiment to a more complete conclusion in the epilogue to The Handmaid’s Tale.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Yet, playing primarily on the slop side of the Netflix street, the docuseries doesn’t give you much more time than to take a breath before the epilogue begins.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of epilogue

Noun

On record, the song then goes into a minute-long instrumental coda that is a bit unsettling.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
This is a strange, twisty book which, with its layers of narration and disturbing coda, feels almost impossible to translate to the screen—but this adaptation comes close, at least in echoing its wild, unruly spirit.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of coda

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Poet and teacher Margaret Walker and Eudora also crossed paths during the aftermath of the assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, which occurred on the same street that Margaret lived on.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Some of the stocks that sold off during that bout of confusion are now back at all-time highs in the aftermath.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of aftermath

Noun

Anyway, aside from the odd finish, what the Bowl audience got in the broader sense was far from an anticlimax in the overall scheme of things.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
The greatest World Cup semifinals round ever (said me, and others) began as a bit of an anticlimax with France and Mbappe made to all-but-disappear in Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to Spain in Dallas.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of anticlimax

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