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Recent Examples of footnote
Critics at the time thought the show would have a short shelf life because it was assumed that the former governor was an ignominious footnote in Illinois history.
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The Chicago Tribune, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Retroactively, Outstanding Picture winner Wings was named as that year’s Best Picture winner, consigning Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans to a footnote, if only in terms of awards history.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Relegated in their time to Oscar-night footnotes, they have long since been recognized as his towering twin peaks—cinematic effusions of a dark, visionary, and fundamentally inimitable strangeness, against which the sheen of even a good Oscars ceremony pales.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Bell’s potential direct connection to U.S. slavery remained mostly a family historical footnote until this weekend, when CNN aired a story about the lifelong Perrine resident’s quest to confirm his father’s birth in the waning days of legalized enslavement in the United States.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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The Chicago Tribune, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Retroactively, Outstanding Picture winner Wings was named as that year’s Best Picture winner, consigning Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans to a footnote, if only in terms of awards history.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Relegated in their time to Oscar-night footnotes, they have long since been recognized as his towering twin peaks—cinematic effusions of a dark, visionary, and fundamentally inimitable strangeness, against which the sheen of even a good Oscars ceremony pales.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Bell’s potential direct connection to U.S. slavery remained mostly a family historical footnote until this weekend, when CNN aired a story about the lifelong Perrine resident’s quest to confirm his father’s birth in the waning days of legalized enslavement in the United States.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footnote
Noun
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Kelce donned a red hat with white letters that spelled out the word Tribeca, which Kelce explained was a reference to a neighborhood in New York City.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
14 Mar. 2025
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Your comment should add a unique perspective or insight, ask a thoughtful question that sparks discussion or reference real-world examples or personal experience.—
Justin Nassiri,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Several captions had the incorrect day of the week.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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Moore, 62, shared several images Wednesday night showing her family embracing on Bruce's birthday, with the star also offering a short message in the post's caption.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The clip sees the singer writing the news about the album in a note and sealing it, before walking away in a different, witchy outfit.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2025
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As the press release for the special notes, Baldoni countersued in January.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Once an image is captured, the system can cross-reference it with a vast database of publicly available information to retrieve relevant stock data, including the company's stock price, earnings reports, latest news or even social media discussions related to that brand.—
Lester Pereira,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Complementing these features, the triangulation reports cross-reference medical records with billing statements to identify any missing or overlooked records or expenses to assure that every record and bill is accounted for.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Rodents Mice and rats are highly allergenic and are common sources of asthma triggers through their saliva, urine, feces, and skin.—
Nancy LeBrun,
Verywell Health,
17 Mar. 2025
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Production has yet to begin, but sources told Variety that White has been spending time in Thailand scoping out sites.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footnote. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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