postlude

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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 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 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 The postlude concerts were studded with some wonderful surprises. Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 1 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postlude
Noun
  • The world figure skating championships are back on US soil The world's best figure skaters will converge at TD Garden in Boston this week for the latest edition of the annual world championships, which will serve as both a coda to the 2024-2025 season and a key benchmark for the year to come.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Then Hopson added a stark coda: Trump could not have a higher tolerance for legal risk, the officials recalled.
    Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Brandy hits the final line and wakes up in real life, and from there, the episode jumps to an epilogue in the lead-up to the movie’s release.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The episode fills in who Spencer becomes without Alex, and then Taylor Sheridan delivers this epilogue ending, where Spencer and Alex reunite in the afterlife.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 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
Noun
  • Detroit and Milwaukee will square off Sunday for the regular-season finale.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In February, Max renewed The Pitt for a second season, and the finale hints at several potential storylines for the ER crew.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Postlude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postlude. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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