colophon

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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. 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
Noun
  • His face was on stamps and billboards; hundreds of his critics were detained or deported.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, the procedure will slowly remove the ritual of collecting stamps in a passport book, a popular souvenir among travelers.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There were renditions of hit bags, like the City and Rodeo, as well as newer models, such as a spin on a bowler bag with buckles featuring Balenciaga’s BB monogram.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • And their interlocking nature is a standard form of creating monograms.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Memories and childhood tokens bobbed and broke apart.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Globemakers and a palette of greens, browns, slate grays, and bold reds drawn from flight suits, insignia, and wartime skies.
    Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
  • With cans of spray paint in hand, the group added Bible verses and positive notes to what’s known as Graffiti Bridge in Pensacola, Florida – an ever-changing local landmark that often features art, declarations of love, tributes, encouragement, drawings, insignias and more.
    Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Any update on the new club crest?
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Then, just as her career began to crest, the Oscar-winning actress took a step back from acting at the age of 26 and married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Starting in 2009, for instance, Ruben Alvarado of New Jersey met with undocumented immigrants wearing an ICE badge and what appeared to be a holstered gun and collected fees in return for the promise of citizenship.
    Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Platinum badge affords attendees access to all three clubhouses as well as three daily event reservations.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Colophon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colophon. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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