foot·note
ˈfu̇t-ˌnōt 
1
: a note of reference, explanation, or comment usually placed below the text on a printed page
2
a
: one that is a relatively subordinate or minor part (as of an event, work, or field)
a movement now regarded as a footnote to architectural history
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Noun
a movement now regarded as a footnote to history
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
After a brief theatrical run, a slightly longer tenure on VOD and a lifetime of cable re-runs every Father’s Day, this frontier opus would trot off into the sunset as a footnote in Alec Baldwin‘s post-30 Rock, pre-reality TV show career.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Rigorously footnoted, informed by interviews with fellow company members as well as industry figures, the book is shaped by Almond’s own memories as a cast member making his Broadway debut.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The Pacers’ 24 turnovers were among the most in a finals game, but the mistakes are a footnote instead of a cause of disappointment.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
After a brief theatrical run, a slightly longer tenure on VOD and a lifetime of cable re-runs every Father’s Day, this frontier opus would trot off into the sunset as a footnote in Alec Baldwin‘s post-30 Rock, pre-reality TV show career.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
Verb
Meaning was no longer handed down from the heavens; it was drafted, debated, and footnoted by men in powdered wigs.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Rigorously footnoted, informed by interviews with fellow company members as well as industry figures, the book is shaped by Almond’s own memories as a cast member making his Broadway debut.
—Laura Collins-Hughes, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Footnote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footnote. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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