1
a
: a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
b
: a concluding part of a literary or dramatic work
2
: something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest
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The movie's coda shows the main character as an adult 25 years later.
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The pardons were a remarkable coda to Mr. Biden’s 50-year political career, underscoring the mistrust and anger that the president feels about Mr. Trump, the man who preceded and will succeed him in office.
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Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Lamar’s surprise album was a drop-everything coda to his beef with Drake, full of lyrical Easter eggs to keep fans talking.
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And yet his flair for provocation persists in the film’s scorpion sting of a coda, which brings forth a new interpretation of László’s legacy: one that essentially recasts his work as stealth propaganda, a Zionist Trojan horse.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
The producers of the show received a troubling phone call from Antwon in 2023 — and an audio recording of that call served as the cliff-hanging coda of the last episode of the docuseries' previous season.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Lamar’s surprise album was a drop-everything coda to his beef with Drake, full of lyrical Easter eggs to keep fans talking.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
And yet his flair for provocation persists in the film’s scorpion sting of a coda, which brings forth a new interpretation of László’s legacy: one that essentially recasts his work as stealth propaganda, a Zionist Trojan horse.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
The producers of the show received a troubling phone call from Antwon in 2023 — and an audio recording of that call served as the cliff-hanging coda of the last episode of the docuseries' previous season.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coda. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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