POSTSCRIPT Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

postscript

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Definition of postscript

as in epilogue

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Recent Examples of postscript Nothing can top utterly zany inspiration of the postscript, which somehow involves a nuclear power plant and radioactive albino crocodiles. — Eric Kohn, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026 Phillips/Waddle postscripts The Dolphins got four good years from Jaylen Waddle and parts of 3 ½ good years from Jaelan Phillips. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 And a postscript notes that at one time there were 6,000 Shakers; that number has dwindled to 2. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026 There are four postscripts at the end of The End of an Era, Taylor Swift’s Disney+ docuseries about her time on the last leg of the Eras Tour. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postscript

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Noun

In any case, the epilogue sticks the landing and allows audiences to leave the theater feeling riled up rather than hopeless.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Even if the movie gets a bit crazy in an apocalyptic epilogue, its picture of bourgeois smugness due for a takedown is delicious.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of epilogue

Noun

The Italian coda is sweet, allowing Pariser to redeem the concept of love from the cynicism of a world wary of romance.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Even Deramas himself makes an appearance near the film’s coda, in which the director bristles at Ina for interrupting his shooting set.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of coda

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Videos of the aftermath of Wednesday’s attack, circulating online, showed the pilot on the floor bleeding, and passengers said he had been stabbed.

— Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
In February 2020 behavioral ecologist Mickey Pardo witnessed the aftermath of an elephant birth.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of aftermath

Noun

The greatest World Cup semifinals round ever (said me, and others) began as a bit of an anticlimax with France and Mbappe made to all-but-disappear in Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to Spain in Dallas.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
For all the protesting and political fervor, the universe chose an anticlimax, and the match finished in a 1-1 draw.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of anticlimax

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