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a
: a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
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: a concluding part of a literary or dramatic work
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: 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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Armand of the title is Elisabeth’s six-year-old son, never shown onscreen outside of a key final coda.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2025
One of the first drafts of this story had the voice of the coda in the beginning, too, framing the story as a kind of monologue.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2025
One of the first drafts of this story had the voice of the coda in the beginning, too, framing the story as a kind of monologue.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coda. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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