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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An encore to the heartening day Sunday that the team and school will always be able to treasure in and of itself.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
As an encore, Cho offered up the second movement (Mouvement de menuet) from Ravel’s Sonatine, a nod to his recorded exploration of the composer’s piano works for his 150th year.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Sambora’s encore performance was certainly special for fans of Bon Jovi, as Phil X replaced the star as the band’s lead guitarist in 2016 — three years after Sambora left in order to focus on raising his daughter Ava, now 27.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Below, fellow co-creator Steve Holland talks about Barber’s bittersweet encore, the last-minute decision to have those dream sequences look and feel more like an episode of Young Sheldon, and whether Georgie & Mandy will continue to feature George Sr. in future seasons.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Feb. 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
As an encore, Cho offered up the second movement (Mouvement de menuet) from Ravel’s Sonatine, a nod to his recorded exploration of the composer’s piano works for his 150th year.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Sambora’s encore performance was certainly special for fans of Bon Jovi, as Phil X replaced the star as the band’s lead guitarist in 2016 — three years after Sambora left in order to focus on raising his daughter Ava, now 27.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Below, fellow co-creator Steve Holland talks about Barber’s bittersweet encore, the last-minute decision to have those dream sequences look and feel more like an episode of Young Sheldon, and whether Georgie & Mandy will continue to feature George Sr. in future seasons.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Encore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encore. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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