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also dénouement
as in finale
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the final part of something (such as a book, a play, or a series of events)
In the play's denouement, the two lovers kill themselves. the competition's exciting denouement
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Recent Examples of denouement
The saga of the Shubert brothers was now consigned to ancient history — even though its scandalous denouement was quite recent history — and the current monarchs were not about to call attention to it.
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Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The Padres have Bogaerts and Machado still presumably in their prime but with an unknown shelf life and an expensive denouement on the horizon.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera, and Annita McVeigh are set to begin their employment tribunal against the BBC on March 17 in London, marking the denouement of a dispute that has rumbled on for more than two years.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
The eerily thrilling dénouement must be seen and heard to be believed.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
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Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The Padres have Bogaerts and Machado still presumably in their prime but with an unknown shelf life and an expensive denouement on the horizon.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera, and Annita McVeigh are set to begin their employment tribunal against the BBC on March 17 in London, marking the denouement of a dispute that has rumbled on for more than two years.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
The eerily thrilling dénouement must be seen and heard to be believed.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denouement
Noun
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Yes, Karate Kid: Legends takes place three years after the Cobra Kai series finale.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Karate Kid: Legends takes place three years after Cobra Kai’s series finale, but was anything off limits with regard to Cobra Kai?—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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On a more emotional level, the anticlimactic ending ushered in the conclusion of a 46-year career for coach Bob Babb.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
31 May 2025
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The follow-up comment, which has received more than 200,000 likes, spurred debate over the new version’s ending, in which Nani (played by Sydney Elizebeth Agudong) moves to California for college and agrees to give up Lilo (Maia Kealoha) to the state, with the girl being raised by a neighbor.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
Noun
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In other words, hundreds of politicians would sit around D.C. for weeks, and even months, trying to come to a conclusion as to what to charge other Countries that are treating us unfairly.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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In 2018, The Karate Kid franchise made a comeback with two seasons of Cobra Kai on the now-defunct YouTube Red channel before it was acquired by Netflix, which in turn produced four more seasons that came to a conclusion earlier this year.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The 2001 sequel, made for $90 million, earned an even bigger $347 million worldwide.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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As of yet, the sequel has no big screen or even streamer launch on the books.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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Zimbabwe’s cricketers soaked in the surreal scenes, lapping it up in front of their giddy supporters at Trent Bridge in the aftermath of the one-off Test against England.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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In the aftermath, Elzen said mental health support will be crucial for the affected families and staff.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
Noun
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So there was an overall analog approach to the fight sequences, the set builds, the cinematography and the color palette.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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The child starts to recognize quantities, sequences, and patterns.—
Jose Bolanos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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“Denouement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denouement. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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