coda

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Recent Examples of coda Writing my memoir would be my coda, my truth. Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026 Even the rowdy coda leaves things unsettled. Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026 The film includes a mid-credits scene that adds a memorable coda to the story, but there is nothing additional at the very end of the credits. Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 His final game came on April 2, 2022, when Duke fell to North Carolina in the Final Four—a fittingly dramatic coda to his Hall of Fame career. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coda
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Noun
  • Another option would be for the sequel to simply pick back up in 1984, prior to the film's epilogue, and continue covering Jackson's life up until around 1992.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Banerjee, who was born in 1963, offered an effusive epilogue to the modernist exhibit, exploring dimensions, textures and scale that many of her artistic forebears could only dream of.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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
  • Initially, the series finale against the Diamondbacks produced little suspense.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Following this week’s Season 4 finale of Invincible, creator Robert Kirkman explained one major change from the comic books.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Godlike, which was reissued last month by NYRB Classics with a new afterword by Raymond Foye, was originally published in 2005.
    Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Introduction, afterword and compilation copyright © 2026 by Property Of, Inc.
    Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Gore died last month following complications after emergency surgery to have his appendix removed.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
  • 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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“Coda.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coda. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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