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
Two memoirs excavate the denouements of different relationships in which former wives have something in common: relief.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 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
There, far more than on the stage, women take delight in the dark dramas, and are the first to resent the terrible effect of the denouements.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 by Various
