as in appendix
a part added at the end of a book or periodical
the author included an afterword about developments in cancer treatment since the book was written
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Recent Examples of afterword
In the life of a Witch, there is no ‘after’ in the ‘ever after’ of a Witch there is no ‘happily;’ in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
Her only other book, Airless Spaces, was published in 1998 by the small radical publisher Semiotext(e); it was reissued earlier this year, with an introduction by Chris Kraus and an afterword by Susan Faludi.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
In the afterword to his novel, Volkov addresses his young readers directly.
—Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
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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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Mar. 2025
Her only other book, Airless Spaces, was published in 1998 by the small radical publisher Semiotext(e); it was reissued earlier this year, with an introduction by Chris Kraus and an afterword by Susan Faludi.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
In the afterword to his novel, Volkov addresses his young readers directly.
—Christin Bohnke, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2025
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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appendix
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Gore died last month following complications after emergency surgery to have his appendix removed.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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Swalwell was among those named by Patel, who has said that his critics are mischaracterizing the appendix by calling it an enemies list.—
Perry Stein The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Afterword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterword. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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