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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 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
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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colophon
Noun
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There are some easy tests to see if the glass is crystal, like listening for that distinctive ring or a brand stamp, like Waterford.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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His donation will mean 600 detainees will get $25 each in their accounts to buy things like stamps, hygiene products, and snacks.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The 155 guest rooms and suites, freshened up since their rock and roll days, have wood floors with the Hotel Chelsea monogram now inlaid; the sun dapples through ivory eyelet fabric on the windows; and the bathrooms are classically done with light and dark grey marble accentuated by bronze details.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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This one combines the classic brown-and-beige monogram canvas with gold hardware.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The term describes turning various assets into digital tokens, including stocks, that can be traded on a blockchain in the same way as Ethereum.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain relatively stable values by pegging them to assets such as fiat currencies or gold, reducing price volatility compared with other digital tokens.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Not only in the stands that hold 80,000 people, but also on the grounds and walkways, too—every tunnel, ingress point, and food stand had a line, with mostly Italian insignia on view, though there was tons of American regalia too.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
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Of all the hats Herschel Bloom wore during his life, his favorite was a baseball cap with the Yankees insignia on it, his friends said.—
Rebecca McCarthy,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Williams, who was 17 years old at the time, tried to pass another vehicle just before the crest of a hill.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
4 Feb. 2026
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Within three seasons, the cannon made its way onto the Blue Jackets sweater when the club created a new third jersey with the cannon as the main crest, resting on its caisson and pointing upward to the right of the sweater.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Now, the leftwing base regards raising taxes as a badge of honor.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Powell said being mentioned in trade rumors is almost a badge of honor, indicating that you’re valued.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Colophon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colophon. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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