denouements

noun

variants also dénouements
Definition of denouementsnext
plural of denouement
as in endings
formal the final part of something (such as a book, a play, or a series of events) In the play's denouement, the two lovers kill themselves. the competition's exciting denouement

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  1. finales
  2. sequels
  3. conclusions
Noun
  • Series finales are hard to pull off well, but the show stuck the landing.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • There’s just too much great TV for us to double-down by including, say, the series finales of My Brilliant Friend or Evil or the Thanksgiving episode of Somebody Somewhere or whichever flight of absurdist fancy from Fantasmas amused us most.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of finales
Noun
  • The original 1990 film grossed more than $470 million in the worldwide box office and spurred five sequels that followed the original movie.
    Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The 1990 comedy film written by Hughes and starring Macaulay Culkin as the mischievous Kevin McCallister would go on to be a blockbuster hit, and become a beloved Christmas classic leading to several sequels.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sequels
Noun
  • The ability to draw statistical conclusions and use predictive analytics to reduce hazards with fewer resources is made possible by them.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Department of Justice conducted its own independent investigation and reached the same fundamental conclusions.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of conclusions
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