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Recent Examples of footnote
All of that turned into a big, ugly footnote when Denver finished Sunday with 33 points in five possessions -- four touchdowns, two two-point conversions and a field goal.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
And yet, after his serious drinking problem deep-sixed his professional relationship with the composer — who then went on to form a far more famous and fruitful collaboration with Hammerstein — Hart was relegated to something like a footnote in his friend’s story.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
For every mention of the Chicago Bulls’ trek toward toughness, of their hopes to stiffen the chests in the building and ignite a defensive revamp, Okoro has been the footnote.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The sooner he and his horrific Supreme Court are relegated to a shameful footnote in American history, the better.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
And yet, after his serious drinking problem deep-sixed his professional relationship with the composer — who then went on to form a far more famous and fruitful collaboration with Hammerstein — Hart was relegated to something like a footnote in his friend’s story.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
For every mention of the Chicago Bulls’ trek toward toughness, of their hopes to stiffen the chests in the building and ignite a defensive revamp, Okoro has been the footnote.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The sooner he and his horrific Supreme Court are relegated to a shameful footnote in American history, the better.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footnote
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Putting aside the visceral appeal of the reference to insider trading, are these allegations actually comparable to criminal insider trading in the securities regime?—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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The lettering was seen by many as an intentional reference to old-school Bollywood posters — a subtle nod to Mamdani’s Indian heritage.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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In his caption, Bryant reflected on the love from Cowboys fans.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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To enter the sweepstakes, customers need to order a sandwich on National Sandwich Day, post a photo of the sandwich on social media, and tag Sprouts and include the hashtag #NationalSandwichDayGiveaway in the caption.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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This ends in a note of possible hope.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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The 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is officially off to the races after opening on Friday on a musical note, courtesy of Catalan artist Maria Arnal.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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Below is a map of the affected states: The FDA alert has a chart with corresponding item numbers, product descriptions, as well as UPC and lot numbers for customers to cross-reference.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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This will allow users to search and cross-reference the texts from anywhere in the world.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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But for much of the past two centuries, Port Renfrew’s main source of employment was not promoting trees but rather chopping them down—particularly, giant, old-growth trees that fetched the highest value.—
Brad Badelt,
Outside,
11 Nov. 2025
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One of the things that particularly irked fans was a report after the trade that slammed Dončić’s conditioning, with ESPN citing sources inside the franchise revealing frustration with his diet.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footnote. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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