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encore

noun as in another round of applause; repeat

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The crowd bawls its approval, but begins to disperse after one encore.

The band manages one encore, “Whipping Post,” but halfway through the number the audience is busily streaming toward the exits.

And with a brief, foot-stomping encore of “I Feel the Earth Move,” she proved she can rock a bit, too.

And when, in a flurry of light and color, the band plays “Young Blood” as an encore, the house erupts.

It is as if Smilevski is demanding an encore by thumping on his own book.

I thought we were in for an encore performance, but gradually the uproar died away, and by midnight all was quiet.

Sur le confluant des deux rivieres, y avoit la plus belle assemble des Sauvages que j'aye point encore veue.

Car les Sauvages ayans encore de la reverence aux sepultures de leurs peres & amis, le vouloient porter au Cap de Sable 40.

Mais particulierement encore l'exemption de maladies, qui est vn miracle tres-evident.

This is the proper ending to every demand for an encore in “Le Grillon,” and it never fails to bring one.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to encore, such as: acclamation, cheers, number, plaudits, praise, and reappearance.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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