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a
: a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
b
: a concluding part of a literary or dramatic work
2
: something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest
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The movie's coda shows the main character as an adult 25 years later.
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But there’s something strangely romantic about this pairing, which Ramsay drills home in the final coda.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
The vast Saudi welcome mat—actually an enormous royal purple carpet—is an indulgent coda to Trump's score of recent economic successes.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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
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
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
The vast Saudi welcome mat—actually an enormous royal purple carpet—is an indulgent coda to Trump's score of recent economic successes.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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
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
See All Example Sentences for coda
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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coda. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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