postlude

noun

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as in coda

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Recent Examples of postlude 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, 22 July 2019 Make a very long weekend of your trip to the Berkshires with three Boston Symphony concerts and, as a postlude on Monday, an evening with the young players of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. — New York Times, 12 July 2018 The 14 songs that made up Wednesday’s program were grouped in three sets, with an introduction and postlude, collectively exploring mortal interaction with the gods, the Orestes myth and the deities themselves. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 7 Sep. 2017 Perhaps the best thing to do with GWTW is to ask anyone who shows the film to put together a prelude or postlude — or maybe a little presentation for the intermission that is usually provided — that interrogates the film’s presentation of history. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 30 Aug. 2017 The six postlude concerts next season will be played by Peter Richard Conte. — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 7 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postlude
  1. coda
  2. epilogue
  3. appendix
  4. finale
Noun
  • Although much of it feels like a coda to Endgame, Far From Home manages to chart out some fascinating future possibilities for the MCU.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But Ray provided a fitting coda to his two-plus seasons as a Giant, plus a solid audition that might have boosted the club’s asking price.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of coda
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  • Hilderbrand’s original novel features an epilogue set one year later where the four women take an Italian trip, with Chan’s character Gigi piloting their flight home.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
  • If Mitchell’s resolution to his script’s dangling questions feels somewhat rote, a graceful epilogue leaps several decades forward to end matters on an interesting, unexpected note.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of epilogue
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  • Kang later underwent extensive surgery to remove the tumor and about a foot of her colon, along with multiple reproductive organs and her appendix.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
  • Peter the Great’s dream The Sea of Azov is an inland sea that sits between the southern shores of Ukraine and Russia, a kind of an appendix to the bigger Black Sea.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of appendix
Noun
  • While scores carry over to Sunday’s finale, the title race remains highly contested.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But despite getting back together in season two, the finale ended on a cliffhanger of Alex overhearing Jackie confess her love to his brother Cole.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of finale

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