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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
So there’s been a lot of positive writing at the end of what the epilogue could possibly be.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
What’s different is the depiction of Lee and Allerton's profound, hallucinogenic experience while on ayahuasca and the movie’s full jump into the surreal with its epilogue.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
His appearance with one eye covered in the final epilogue was truly striking.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
An extraordinary epilogue to an uncompromised career, Scénarios assembles and layers paintings, collages, film clips, stills, and narration, including text from Sartre, read on screen—in an overwhelmingly poignant appearance—by Godard the day before his assisted death.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
What’s different is the depiction of Lee and Allerton's profound, hallucinogenic experience while on ayahuasca and the movie’s full jump into the surreal with its epilogue.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
His appearance with one eye covered in the final epilogue was truly striking.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
An extraordinary epilogue to an uncompromised career, Scénarios assembles and layers paintings, collages, film clips, stills, and narration, including text from Sartre, read on screen—in an overwhelmingly poignant appearance—by Godard the day before his assisted death.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epilogue
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Twin Peaks evolved into a larger, decades-spanning project, encompassing the aggressively tragic and beautiful prequel film, Fire Walk With Me, in 1992, and the confounding, hilarious, and formally defiant sequel show, The Return, which premiered 25 years later.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2025
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MacLachlan later reprised his Agent Cooper role in the prequel movie Fire Walk With Me and the 2017 Showtime sequel series, when Cooper goes off the deep end to put it mildly.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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Nine of the 11 starters for the win over Utah State in the home finale either transferred out or exhausted their eligibility.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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In the season 2 finale, however, Principal Lee grants her request to extend her Heritage scholarship for another year, meaning that although XO, Kitty has yet to be renewed for season 3, Kitty's time at KISS isn't over just yet.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Ending birthright citizenship a campaign pledge The ending of birthright citizenship was a key piece of the Trump campaign's Agenda47 policy platform.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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After escaping a calamitous train crash in the ending of the movie, Ethan realizes The Entity is stashed aboard an old Russian submarine, but a foe from Ethan’s past named Gabriel (Esai Morales) is also on the trail.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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The outlet released a teaser for Spartacus: House of Ashur on Wednesday, offering a brief glimpse at the follow-up series that centers on Nick Tarabay’s character, Ashur, from the original series.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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This follow-up explores these perspectives further, highlighting the need for balance and practical strategies to foster engagement and sustainable success within today’s financial and cultural realities.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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In total, the report recorded 944 bank closings between January and September 30.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Defendant Brenda Andrew is led into the courtroom in Oklahoma City, Monday, July 12, 2004, following a break in the closing arguments of her murder trial.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 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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Listen to this article If Jimmy Butler indeed is in the midst of his endgame with the Miami Heat, the process hardly is an outlier during Pat Riley’s three decades of stewardship of the franchise.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2025
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This week, Valve took another step toward reaching the SteamOS endgame.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Sahadev Sharma has the wrap-up from Cubs Convention and discusses Kyle Tucker’s impact on the lineup, among other topics.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal Quite simply, the Wall Street Journal—in its pages, contains a daily wrap-up of key events for business leaders.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Epilogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epilogue. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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