original ending

Frequency: 6.24.5 per million words

the first or intended conclusion, before any changes were made.

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Examples (10)

  • The director's cut of the film restored the much darker original ending.
  • The author revealed that the book's original ending was completely different from the published version.
  • Many fans prefer the original ending of the series to the one that was eventually aired.
  • If you could change it, would you have kept the original ending?
  • The studio forced a change, but the leaked script shows the original ending was far more powerful.
  • In our literature class, we are analyzing the novel's original ending and its thematic implications.
  • Test audiences didn't like the hero dying, so the original ending was scrapped.
  • I've read both, and I think the original ending makes more sense for the character's journey.
  • For the anniversary edition, they might release a version with the original ending.
  • The happy conclusion feels tacked on; the original ending was more tragic but also more honest.