denouements

noun

variants also dénouements
plural of denouement
as in endings
formal the final part of something (such as a book, a play, or a series of events) In the play's denouement, the two lovers kill themselves. the competition's exciting denouement

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Recent Examples of denouements A number of denouements follow in All That’s Left of You, including a jump forward into 2022, when Hanan and Salim, who now live in Canada, go back to Jaffa and find Salim’s old family home, a run-down oasis of the past in a city determined to forget its history. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denouements
  1. endings
  2. finales
  3. sequels
  4. conclusions
  5. aftermaths
  6. sequences
Noun
  • The main reason the Giants have a chance to win every week, though, despite all their injuries and heart-stopping endings, is that Jameis Winston is playing well as their starting quarterback.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Dramatic — and sometimes controversial — endings were the story of a wild college football Saturday, with late-game calls deciding some outcomes and potentially having an effect on how the College Football Playoff shapes up a couple months from now.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of endings
Noun
  • This piece contains spoilers for the finales of Lanterns and East of Eden.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The show can also boast one of the more memorable series finales in TV history.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of finales
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  • The streamer has also optioned the rights to Huang’s Twisted Love and its sequels for a TV series adaptation.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • After releasing Divergent in 2014, subsequent sequels Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016) followed, the last of which covered only part of the third book.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sequels
Noun
  • However, experts urged caution when drawing sweeping conclusions from subgroup survey data.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Gottschalck noted there are also relatively few strong El Niño events in the historical record to draw firm conclusions from.
    — Sam Hart, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • The Netflix dating experiment that promised love sight unseen has produced one of its darkest aftermaths yet.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, headlines focus on tragedies and their painful aftermaths instead of prevention.
    — Laura Carno, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of aftermaths
Noun
  • Large language models are designed to predict likely sequences of language.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • During one of the film’s most unsettling sequences, the main character, Peter, wakes up in bed disoriented.
    — Arryn Robbins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sequences

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“Denouements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denouements. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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