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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
The Prime release should play great at any scale while its stars are crossed at one another, but miscalculates their chemistry in a gratuitous and slightly icky epilogue.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
But the generosity of spirit Ahn and Schamus bring to their characters inevitably pulls you back in, just in time for the not-unpredictable but no-less-amusing-for-it epilogue.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
The epilogue to the aqueous SOS runs a little soupy.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
The independent film’s script was more than 160 pages long, split into an overture, two parts and an epilogue that chronicles the journey of a Hungarian Jewish architect, played by Adrien Brody, who immigrates to the U.S. after World War II in search of a new beginning for himself and his family.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
But the generosity of spirit Ahn and Schamus bring to their characters inevitably pulls you back in, just in time for the not-unpredictable but no-less-amusing-for-it epilogue.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
The epilogue to the aqueous SOS runs a little soupy.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
The independent film’s script was more than 160 pages long, split into an overture, two parts and an epilogue that chronicles the journey of a Hungarian Jewish architect, played by Adrien Brody, who immigrates to the U.S. after World War II in search of a new beginning for himself and his family.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epilogue
Noun
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The sequel to his 2016 action-thriller The Accountant will premiere at the SXSW Film Festival on March 8 and hit theaters on April 25.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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But many now fear the president's eagerness could strong-arm Ukraine into a dangerous, temporary halt to the aggression that would allow Russia time to reconstitute its battered forces for a sequel in the fighting.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Irish return home to host Florida State, while the Wolfpack plays its home finale against Wake Forest.—
Aaron Beard,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Airing behind the High Potential finale on linear, the cop drama scored its best delivery among adults 18-49 (1.99 rating) in nearly five years – since 3/15/20.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2025
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Portia & Jack 3 of 6 What happens to Portia and Jack in The White Lotus season 2 ending?—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
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The ending, like most broken marriages, has gotten ugly.—
Paul Sullivan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Lastly, most clinics in Turkey provide VIP packages covering consultation and pre-op tests, the hair transplant procedure, hotel accommodation (usually 4–5 stars), transportation (airport to hotel and clinic), and post-operative care and follow-ups.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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As a result, cleanup crews were dispatched back to those properties to remove more soil and conduct follow-up testing.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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For instance, if your organization is engaged in ongoing change initiatives in response to the changing economic landscape of healthcare—such as closing clinics with less traffic, asking vendors for more competitive pricing and even staff reductions—tie all those changes back to one meaningful why.—
Elizabeth Baskin,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Thrilled to Death collects a career-spanning selection of her short stories starting from the early ’90s, with an afterword by Lucy Sante.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025
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Venuti, in his afterword, points out that parts of the novel can be read as a critique of Fascist machismo.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Show creators Matt and Ross Duffer have teased the show's endgame in previous interviews and claimed that the storyline even drove Netflix executives to tears.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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In Ukraine and Gaza, the wars’ endgames may be approaching.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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The lawyer, mortician and reality personality, 51, did not show up to filming for the Bravo series' season wrap-up episodes, which taped on Thursday, Feb. 13 in New York City with host Andy Cohen.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Sports Edition Newsletters The Athletic UK Staff 11 Welcome to our wrap-up winter window edition of The Transfer DealSheet.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Epilogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epilogue. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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