denouement

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of dénouement.

   “The denouement is the moment when all of the knots of a story are untied, […] But the denouement should not be confused with the end of a story.”

   “Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.”

   “In the sizzling two-hour denouement, for example, the music titan Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) discovered that he didn’t have a terminal illness after all (Dun-dun-DUN).”

   “Some commentators have said one of the more recent fall-outs – over noise reduction specifications campaigned for by local residents – is a fitting denouement to what has been a humiliating drama.”

   “Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister has at last reached its denouement.”