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also epilog
as in sequel
a final section or speech after the main part of a book, play, or musical composition
—sometimes used figuratively
The main character's death was alluded to in the epilogue. His final years were a peaceful epilogue to a life of adventure.
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Recent Examples of epilogue
And that’s not even mentioning the potential cameos that could come from the epilogue!
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Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The epilogue sends us — seemingly — years after the events of Mockingjay.
—Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The vampire thriller, starring Michael B. Jordan in a dual role, contains not one but two epilogues: one mid-credits and another at the very end.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Even Izzard’s brief epilogue, charmingly dedicating the performance to a fellow thespian, crackles with more verve than the most famous of soliloquies.
—Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The epilogue sends us — seemingly — years after the events of Mockingjay.
—Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
The vampire thriller, starring Michael B. Jordan in a dual role, contains not one but two epilogues: one mid-credits and another at the very end.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Even Izzard’s brief epilogue, charmingly dedicating the performance to a fellow thespian, crackles with more verve than the most famous of soliloquies.
—Karen D'souza, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epilogue
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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The internet went up in flames about the decision because Gantu had a very important part in the original movie and its sequels.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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
Noun
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The Cheers finale carves out happy endings for several of its cast members.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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My ending was harmonizing the situation of the movie, that the family is coming together at the end, and Laura is part of the family and wants to go back to the family.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Prompt: Use the attendance record, agenda and notes provided to summarize this meeting, then create a personalized follow-up email for each attendee, along with an action plan detailing current objectives, timescale and next steps.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Lucrecia Dalt has announced a new album: A Danger to Ourselves—the follow-up to her 2022 opus ¡Ay!—is out September 5 (via Rvng Intl.).—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The closings come after a series of high-profile openings on Camp Bowie Boulevard as growth in the western suburbs brings the area more traffic and patrons.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 May 2025
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Here’s what the party and the hotel looked like as the countdown to closing continues: The crowds at the Mandarin Oriental closing party The performances at Mandarin Oriental The sneak peeks of the future Mandarin Oriental The soon-to-be demolished hotel MORE: Miami hotels used to look like that?—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
Noun
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As part of his daily routine, Combs, 55, is woken up for breakfast at 7 a.m. and afterwords has time to exercise in a room with yoga mats and a small basketball hoop, or to hang in a communal space with a ping-pong table and a TV.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
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Her only other book, Airless Spaces, was published in 1998 by the small radical publisher Semiotext(e); it was reissued earlier this year, with an introduction by Chris Kraus and an afterword by Susan Faludi.—
Audrey Wollen,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The second irony is that Lillard’s injury could set up the same situation in Milwaukee that marked the end of his tenure in Portland, with a wait for a trade demand dragging out the endgame of a hopeless roster.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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And third: The playbook so far is all strategy with no clear endgame.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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These questions are resolved, more or less, in an anticlimactic wrap-up that yields the relatively meager payoff of Lilian learning to be a better listener and a more accepting mother.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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Here's a complete wrap-up of Day 2 of Ventura's testimony.—
Alice Gainer,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
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“Epilogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epilogue. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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