1
: a demand for repetition or reappearance made by an audience
2
a
: a reappearance or additional performance demanded by an audience
b
: a second achievement especially that surpasses the first
encore
verb
Examples of encore in a Sentence
He sang a folk song as an encore.
Her first novel was a best seller—but what is she going to do for an encore?
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While speaking with showrunner Alexi Hawley about Season 2 of Netflix’s The Recruit (arriving this Thursday), TVLine asked about the reason for Rachel’s sudden encore.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Jan. 2025
The encore ended on the same weekend but with a different feel.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The Granny Not that his historic 50-50 night was merely an encore, but a few weeks earlier, Ohtani joined the 40-40 club with a walk-off grand slam against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Jackson rarely stopped moving throughout the show and even allowed a live feed camera into her dressing room while she briefly got touched up before the encore.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Jan. 2025
The encore ended on the same weekend but with a different feel.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
The Granny Not that his historic 50-50 night was merely an encore, but a few weeks earlier, Ohtani joined the 40-40 club with a walk-off grand slam against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Jackson rarely stopped moving throughout the show and even allowed a live feed camera into her dressing room while she briefly got touched up before the encore.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Encore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encore. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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encore
noun
en·core
ˈän-ˌkō(ə)r 
-ˌkȯ(ə)r
: a demand made by an audience for a repeat or an additional performance
also
: a further performance in response to such a demand
encore
verb
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