coda

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Recent Examples of coda Shostakovich’s son, Maxim, passed along a more plausible framing of the coda. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024 In the end, this leads to a novel that might be Murakami’s most navel-gazing work, and one that has the unmistakable feel of a coda. Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024 The period marked a sad coda to Gainsbourg’s often mythic life, which began to dramatically unravel in the public eye. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024 Carmen Aristegui, the prominent Mexican journalist and news anchor whose fame may insulate her to some degree from risk, provides a coda to the film, addressing the stakes for a democratic nation where reporters routinely face mortal danger. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coda 
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Noun
  • This edition includes an epilogue that ends on a poignant note: Guibert died from AIDS in 1991, at the age of 36, the same year Suzanne passed away at 95.
    Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But the finale’s boldest move comes in its epilogue.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Noun
  • The event is led by Bob Lundy and Elizabeth Yahn Williams with preludes and postludes of pianist Andrew Wong and assisted by artist Marion Wong, illustrator of the HAÏKU for an Artist series.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2019
  • The dance now continues and switches gears as sound bites of Ailey and of Mr. Harris present a postlude suggesting them in conversation.
    Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
Noun
  • This is only his second game back since suffering a hamstring strain in the Oct. 18 preseason finale.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Swift’s Eras Tour finale takes place tonight, Sunday, Dec. 8.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This essay is adapted from the afterword to the forthcoming paperback edition of his latest book, On China (Penguin, 2012).
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
  • Silver Snarling Trumpet features a foreword by John Mayer, an introduction by Dead biographer Dennis McNally, and an afterword by Brigid Meier, a longtime friend of Garcia and the band.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The surgery to remove an appendix gets complicated by nurse Linzley (Sarah Sherman), who first fills out a form incorrectly, meaning the patient’s gallbladder is removed instead.
    William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
  • In the sketch, Chris Rock plays a surgeon surrounded by medical staff as surgery to remove an appendix is underway.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2024

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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coda. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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