denouement
noun
the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
denouements
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pluralof denouement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Yet despite a number of similarities, including mistakes made and disastrous denouements that spelled defeat for the U.S., each conflict had entirely different impacts on U.S. society, culture and politics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
He was a student of the Tom Wolfe school of writing and favored stories with deeper meaning and surprising denouements.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 14, 2020
From the start Martin’s books diametrically opposed the sort of neat denouements C.S.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2019
I laughed myself through to the blackest of denouements and beyond.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2013
"They would be more successful, and the denouements would be better."
From The Regent's Daughter by Alexandre Dumas père
