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: subsequent development
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: the next installment (as of a speech or story)
especially
: a literary, cinematic, or televised work continuing the course of a story begun in a preceding one
Examples of sequel in a Sentence
The new film is a sequel to the very successful comedy that came out five years ago.
He is busy writing the book's sequel.
There is an interesting sequel to my date with her that I'll share with you later.
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Flanagan has adapted numerous novels from King in the past, including The Life of Chuck, The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep and Gerald’s Game.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Snow is best known for being part of the ensemble cast in Universal’s Pitch Perfect and its two sequels.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Though the character appears off camera, is the intent to bring McKinnon more to the forefront in a sequel?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Fate: Reawakened is a remastered collection of all four Fate action RPGs, combining the original Fate and all three of its sequels (Fate: Undiscovered Realms, Fate: The Traitor Soul, and Fate: The Cursed King) into a single bundle.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Snow is best known for being part of the ensemble cast in Universal’s Pitch Perfect and its two sequels.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Though the character appears off camera, is the intent to bring McKinnon more to the forefront in a sequel?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Fate: Reawakened is a remastered collection of all four Fate action RPGs, combining the original Fate and all three of its sequels (Fate: Undiscovered Realms, Fate: The Traitor Soul, and Fate: The Cursed King) into a single bundle.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Sequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sequel. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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Etymology
Middle English sequel, sequele "follower, series," from early French sequelle (same meaning), from Latin sequella, sequela "follower," from sequi "to follow" — related to consecutive, pursue, second entry 1, sequence
Medical Definition
sequel
noun
se·quel
ˈsē-kwəl also -ˌkwel
: sequela
gangrene is … a sequel of wounds—Robert Chawner
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