denouement
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“He later realized that was impossible, and this move is the denouement of that process.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
Next week the league phase comes to a dramatic denouement with all 18 matches kicking off at the same time.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Before the denouement came one more opportunity to chastise the Australians, one more chance to be at the centre of a red-hot Ashes tussle.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
The ending, always the hardest thing to land in horror stories, falls short of perfection only because it’s almost glossed over; I missed the denouement on the first read.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
The day after May failed to make her appearance, the day after Ob trudged miserably one way while I trudged miserably the other, was what they call in English class the denouement.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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