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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.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
The handscroll’s social dynamics were also reflected in the colophon, or end papers, where owners and visiting viewers would write clever commentary.
—WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
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
This is one reason, Melanie Holcomb, a curator in the Met’s department of medieval art explained, it is thought that the Bible dates from the early part of the 14th century, despite bearing a colophon dated A.D. 1366.
—Peter Libbey, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2017
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 handscroll’s social dynamics were also reflected in the colophon, or end papers, where owners and visiting viewers would write clever commentary.
—WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
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
This is one reason, Melanie Holcomb, a curator in the Met’s department of medieval art explained, it is thought that the Bible dates from the early part of the 14th century, despite bearing a colophon dated A.D. 1366.
—Peter Libbey, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colophon
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled new Forever stamps honoring Revolutionary War battlefields.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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If the increases are approved, the stamps will be sold for 78 cents – a 90.24% increase in 18 years.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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From custom trunks with bold graphics to monograms that made luggage stand out on any train platform, the House turned practicality into personal style.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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Stitch makes high-quality, super light bags that are fully featured, water resistant, stain resistant and can be personalized with monograms.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Read More: How the Crypto World Learned to Love Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and Project 2025 At its core, a stablecoin is a digital token pegged to a fiat currency like the U.S. dollar, designed to offer the speed and accessibility of crypto without the volatility of assets like Bitcoin or Ethereum.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The project’s website claims that 80% of the token supply is held by the Trump Organization and affiliated entities.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,Ari Levy,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Then close shots of uniform patches stitched with the insignias of various immigration-enforcement agencies—ICE, Customs and Border Patrol, and Homeland Security Investigations.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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To celebrate, the Artemis 2 insignia was projected that night onto the exterior of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Directly across the valley from me was a steep and narrow finger ridge that had long ago been planted in pine trees all the way down its crest; from the ridge top to where the creek trickled by at its base.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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Migrating smolts swim downriver into a reservoir, hurtle over rapids and crest two dams before finally reaching the Baltic Sea.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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Nance-Holt and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson spent Wednesday morning meeting with and consoling members of Meyer’s family, those related by blood or badge.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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The passport will feature destinations in all 64 counties, featuring challenges that reward participants with points, discounts and badges, according to Tim Wolfe, commission co-chair and director of the Colorado Tourism Office.—
Graeme Taskerud,
Denver Post,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Colophon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colophon. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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