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
Examples of footnote in a Sentence
Noun
a movement now regarded as a footnote to history
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Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Each is a crowd-pleasing staple of the moral-uplift canon — though not all are without footnotes.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
But local taxpayers and municipal bond experts who eyeball millage footnotes for fun are just two of many groups in a better position to address local spending than, say, a professional gambler like Blaise Ingoglia.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Despite the Maldives sitting along key sea lanes, the United States has long treated the country as a footnote in its Indo-Pacific strategy.
—Muhib Rahman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Each is a crowd-pleasing staple of the moral-uplift canon — though not all are without footnotes.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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
But local taxpayers and municipal bond experts who eyeball millage footnotes for fun are just two of many groups in a better position to address local spending than, say, a professional gambler like Blaise Ingoglia.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footnote. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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