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Recent Examples of footnote
If all goes well, Poggi’s two-game turn in the spotlight will be a footnote at the end of Michigan’s season.
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Patrick Mahomes made one of the better throws of his career in São Paulo, Brazil, even if the result Friday turned it into a mere footnote.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Come to find out, Daniel has been quoting a sentence from the resulting column to audiences for 33 years, and I am honored to be a postscript to an addendum to a footnote of an incident with such impact.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But either way, Swag II already sounds like a minor footnote.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Patrick Mahomes made one of the better throws of his career in São Paulo, Brazil, even if the result Friday turned it into a mere footnote.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Come to find out, Daniel has been quoting a sentence from the resulting column to audiences for 33 years, and I am honored to be a postscript to an addendum to a footnote of an incident with such impact.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
But either way, Swag II already sounds like a minor footnote.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footnote
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In front of the West Stand press box, fans sang and danced together to Spirit of the Blues and Singing the Blues — the latter a reference to rivals Liverpool’s defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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This is presumably a reference to Perkins' status as a closeted gay man, something Hitchcock likely knew, and not because Perkins had homicidal tendencies.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this year, the actress shared a heartfelt photo collage of the couple on Instagram for Valentine's Day with three red heart emojis in the caption.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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As is typical for Cena's Instagram, the photo was posted without a caption, leaving fans to interpret its meaning.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It's not meant as a compliment, Unscramblerer notes, as it's often deployed in cyberbullying.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Each slice is packed with toasty nuts, adding a pleasantly savory, salty note that balances out the syrupy filling.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 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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Some workers, whose programs have alternative funding sources, continue to be paid on time.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footnote. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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