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: subsequent development
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: the next installment (as of a speech or story)
especially
: a literary, cinematic, or televised work continuing the course of a story begun in a preceding one
Examples of sequel in a Sentence
The new film is a sequel to the very successful comedy that came out five years ago.
He is busy writing the book's sequel.
There is an interesting sequel to my date with her that I'll share with you later.
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During these dark times, the spark was kept alive in this grim era by titles like Starlancer (2000) and its excellent sequel Freelancer (2003).
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The sequel will go into production this year.
—Ellie Austin, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Paul Feig, who directed the dark, preschool-parent crime comedy A Simple Favor and its 2025 sequel, brought the same archness to his Housemaid movie.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Given the cliffhanger moment at the end of the last film, the hope was to get a sequel up by 2025 but those plans changed and the film will now bow in 2028.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
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Alan Bradley, Space.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The sequel will go into production this year.
—Ellie Austin, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Paul Feig, who directed the dark, preschool-parent crime comedy A Simple Favor and its 2025 sequel, brought the same archness to his Housemaid movie.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Given the cliffhanger moment at the end of the last film, the hope was to get a sequel up by 2025 but those plans changed and the film will now bow in 2028.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sequel
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“Sequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sequel. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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Etymology
Middle English sequel, sequele "follower, series," from early French sequelle (same meaning), from Latin sequella, sequela "follower," from sequi "to follow" — related to consecutive, pursue, second entry 1, sequence
Medical Definition
sequel
noun
se·quel
ˈsē-kwəl also -ˌkwel
: sequela
gangrene is … a sequel of wounds—Robert Chawner
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