coda

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Recent Examples of coda Far more interesting than the race-against-time climax is the quieter coda that follows. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025 Duterte’s arrest and removal from the country is a stunning coda to a stormy and violent stint at the top of Philippine politics. Rob Picheta, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 Seconds later, tennis pro — and Drake’s ex — Serena Williams popped up in the sidelines, crip-walking her little heart out by a lamppost in a nasty coda to hip-hop's bitterest feud. Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2025 Democrats were beside themselves, seeing this as a fitting coda after one of the most unproductive congressional sessions in modern times. Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for coda
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Noun
  • The vampire thriller, starring Michael B. Jordan in a dual role, contains not one but two epilogues: one mid-credits and another at the very end.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Even Izzard’s brief epilogue, charmingly dedicating the performance to a fellow thespian, crackles with more verve than the most famous of soliloquies.
    Karen D'Souza, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2019
  • The dance now continues and switches gears as sound bites of Ailey and of Mr. Harris present a postlude suggesting them in conversation.
    Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
Noun
  • The first teaser trailer for the finale also sees the return of another familiar character in the series: Taylor Swift.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
  • For the finale, Johanssen is marking her sixth hosting gig, along with Bad Bunny’s return to the SNL stage for the third time.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As part of his daily routine, Combs, 55, is woken up for breakfast at 7 a.m. and afterwords has time to exercise in a room with yoga mats and a small basketball hoop, or to hang in a communal space with a ping-pong table and a TV.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Apr. 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
Noun
  • The findings of his investigation, however, appear as an appendix in Kay’s habeas corpus appeal.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • An appendix covers animals including giant and swarm variations.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coda. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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