foot·note
ˈfu̇t-ˌnōt 
1
: a note of reference, explanation, or comment usually placed below the text on a printed page
2
a
: one that is a relatively subordinate or minor part (as of an event, work, or field)
a movement now regarded as a footnote to architectural history
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Noun
a movement now regarded as a footnote to history
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The story, much of it developed from Tolkien’s footnotes, is set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Her screeds are routinely cited in major newspapers and footnoted in lawsuits; her targets range from low-level government employees to the Pope.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Noun
In a footnote, the plaintiff clarified that his brother was also present at the time of the incident and that neither of them engaged in inappropriate conduct toward the unidentified woman.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
The story, much of it developed from Tolkien’s footnotes, is set between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
The pull toward explanation, footnotes, forcing a journalistic clarity in a literary piece that engages the politics that frame it.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Her screeds are routinely cited in major newspapers and footnoted in lawsuits; her targets range from low-level government employees to the Pope.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footnote. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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