outro
noun
out·ro
ˈau̇-(ˌ)trō 
plural outros
: a short, distinct closing section at the end of something (such as a piece of music, a performance, or a news report)
My favorite part is the sax outro; it reminds me of something from the '70s I can't place.—
Ryan Adams
Ryan AdamsThe film ends with a colossal but semi-serious bang, an extravagant visual flourish and a cheeky musical outro over the closing credits to leave you laughing in spite of yourself …—Peter Bradshaw
Peter BradshawWhen a story comes in from a Bay News 9 reporter, Ruechel will simply record his intro, main segment and outro.—Jay Handelman
Jay HandelmanExamples of outro in a Sentence
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Por outro lado, você está no negócio de atrair talentos e provocando emoção.
—Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review, 16 Jan. 2025
Beyond Saturday Night trailer, released Tuesday, features SNL alums Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more recalling their favorite sketches and reciting SNL’s famous, cold open outro.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Stick around for the outro, where Hopkins invites the audience to visit his home address; would that happen at a 21st-century festival?
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
And with that noisy outro, there’s really something for everyone here.
—Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review, 16 Jan. 2025
Beyond Saturday Night trailer, released Tuesday, features SNL alums Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more recalling their favorite sketches and reciting SNL’s famous, cold open outro.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Stick around for the outro, where Hopkins invites the audience to visit his home address; would that happen at a 21st-century festival?
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
And with that noisy outro, there’s really something for everyone here.
—Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Outro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outro. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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