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 Venuti, in his afterword, points out that parts of the novel can be read as a critique of Fascist machismo. Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 This essay is adapted from the afterword to the forthcoming paperback edition of his latest book, On China (Penguin, 2012). Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012 Silver Snarling Trumpet features a foreword by John Mayer, an introduction by Dead biographer Dennis McNally, and an afterword by Brigid Meier, a longtime friend of Garcia and the band. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for afterword
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  • Katie Thurston Says Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis Has Changed After Second Opinion: ‘No Chemo’ for Now Although Butlin’s appendix had been removed during surgery, the disease had already spread to her pelvis and lymph nodes.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The findings of his investigation, however, appear as an appendix in Kay’s habeas corpus appeal.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Afterword.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterword. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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