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as in sequel
a final section or speech after the main part of a book, play, or musical composition
—sometimes used figuratively
The main character's death was alluded to in the epilogue. His final years were a peaceful epilogue to a life of adventure.
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Recent Examples of epilogue
What’s different is the depiction of Lee and Allerton's profound, hallucinogenic experience while on ayahuasca and the movie’s full jump into the surreal with its epilogue.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
His appearance with one eye covered in the final epilogue was truly striking.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
An extraordinary epilogue to an uncompromised career, Scénarios assembles and layers paintings, collages, film clips, stills, and narration, including text from Sartre, read on screen—in an overwhelmingly poignant appearance—by Godard the day before his assisted death.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
There’s an epilogue, which mentions his Yale degree and his memoir, though not his links to the admirers of fascists.
—Sarah Jones, Vulture, 15 July 2024
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
His appearance with one eye covered in the final epilogue was truly striking.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
An extraordinary epilogue to an uncompromised career, Scénarios assembles and layers paintings, collages, film clips, stills, and narration, including text from Sartre, read on screen—in an overwhelmingly poignant appearance—by Godard the day before his assisted death.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
There’s an epilogue, which mentions his Yale degree and his memoir, though not his links to the admirers of fascists.
—Sarah Jones, Vulture, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epilogue
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Twin Peaks evolved into a larger, decades-spanning project, encompassing the aggressively tragic and beautiful prequel film, Fire Walk With Me, in 1992, and the confounding, hilarious, and formally defiant sequel show, The Return, which premiered 25 years later.David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, the series has seen multiple sequels and updates, each introducing new characters, vehicles, and track designs.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Following the premiere, one episode will drop weekly, leading up to the thrilling finale on Thursday, March 6.Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
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The season finale once again takes various characters to a seeming point of no return, and in a way that plays smartly in conversation with events from the end of Season One.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Well, at least one part of this story has a happy ending.Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Now, months later, Solo is getting his happy ending with a familiar family.TJ Macias, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
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In a follow-up video, Murdoch documented the eventual reunion between Rosie and Kara, which amassed 179,900 likes and over 250,000 views on TikTok.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Forever Is a Feeling is the follow-up to 2021’s Home Video, her third and final album for Matador Records.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Star-Telegram put together a list of all the closings, which can be found here.Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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The closing of Shabazz led to a period of change for the bean pie, but many new institutions arose to carry on the torch.Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
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Thrilled to Death collects a career-spanning selection of her short stories starting from the early ’90s, with an afterword by Lucy Sante.Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Venuti, in his afterword, points out that parts of the novel can be read as a critique of Fascist machismo.Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Later, rumors start to swirl that the two are endgame.Whitney Perry, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
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Venezuela is the eerie endgame of modern politics Venezuelans are not the only ones who will benefit.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Giants wrap-up: Which players hit their incentives?Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Here’s a wrap-up of our best and most popular videos that covered these two themes.HBR Editors, Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2024
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