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Recent Examples of colophon
Material features can also include things like colophons—formulas at the end of a text that attest to its completeness and fidelity and often also include the name of the copyist—doodles in the margins, mistakes and corrections, even handwriting style.
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The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2025
First, researchers turned to an existing catalogue of Benedictine colophons, reviewing all 23,774 entries for linguistic confirmations of gender.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2025
The ongoing nature of the colophon rendered the artwork a continuous collaboration across time—sometimes centuries—rather than something that could be finished and put away.
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WIRED,
19 Sep. 2023
Like the colophon actually means like these are the people who made it.
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Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Aug. 2020
The differences between the editions, which begin with the colophon, include extended or altered scenes and three distinct endings.
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James Yeh,
New York Times,
3 May 2020
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2025
First, researchers turned to an existing catalogue of Benedictine colophons, reviewing all 23,774 entries for linguistic confirmations of gender.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2025
The ongoing nature of the colophon rendered the artwork a continuous collaboration across time—sometimes centuries—rather than something that could be finished and put away.
—
WIRED,
19 Sep. 2023
Like the colophon actually means like these are the people who made it.
—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Aug. 2020
The differences between the editions, which begin with the colophon, include extended or altered scenes and three distinct endings.
—
James Yeh,
New York Times,
3 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colophon
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Hannes Steinbach and Christian Anderson were selected in the first round of the NBA Draft on Tuesday, and Walker gives each a solid stamp of immediate approval.
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One possible way forward may be certification where legitimate biological aging tests, which yield metrics that have been shown to be both reproducible and modifiable with different therapeutic interventions, are given a gold stamp by an international consortium of experts.
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Anything sterling or silver-plated, from julep cups to picture frames to utensils, is fair game for a monogram.
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For example, monograms yield a more traditional look and will add a timeless element to your bathroom decor.
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Tailor The Experience To Your Audience One strategy is understanding the audience and their preferred user interface—developers do not appreciate wasting tokens or time on frills rather than the substance of their ask.
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Rather than concentrating reserve income with a single issuer, Open USD says partners will be able to mint and redeem tokens at no cost while sharing reserve earnings after a management fee.
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The sixth-year coach locks his eyes on the man’s shirt and sees a Carolina Panthers insignia.
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The event has been held annually since 1948, and at the annual service, the sovereign invests any new Companions with the Order's insignia in the Throne Room of Windsor Castle.
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From the peaks of the Sahyadri mountains, crests of the Western Ghats which loom dramatically above us, the Vavali stream flows down to the lake-like Pawna reservoir.
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Behind the judge’s chair hung a massive crest of an eagle with wings spread, its fierce beak turned stage right.
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Prosecutors say Samuel Machado used his badge to stay one step ahead of the law, claiming more than 11 million pounds of explosives were moved through the Esparto property over the last decade.
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For a generation of millennial founders and the professionals orbiting them, the most consequential business development of the year is happening nowhere near an office, a conference badge, or a LinkedIn message.
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“Colophon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colophon. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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