afterword

noun

ˈaf-tər-ˌwərd How to pronounce afterword (audio)
Definition of afterwordnext
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 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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for afterword
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appendix
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  • Not because a new appendix deserves a barnstorming tour, or because county unemployment data has suddenly become beach reading.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The employment agreement includes an appendix that releases the university from all claims for incidents or events prior to the contract’s effective date.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 June 2026
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