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Recent Examples of superscript
The ads appear as a tiny blue superscript text next to a word in search, similar to the format used for citations.
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Julia Malleck,
Quartz,
30 Mar. 2023
In 2015 the Zika virus outbreak superscript text arrived and crystallized the reality that fear was a critical variable in understanding the economics of outbreaks.
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Evan Ratliff,
Wired,
16 June 2020
Like the purple emoji hearts that BTS superfans posted in comments and tweets online, small superscript sevens have popped up in Twitter usernames, bios and the tweets themselves of loyal BTS supporters.
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Cady Lang,
Time,
19 Feb. 2020
But then there are also superscripts, and built-up fractions—like math.
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Stephen Wolfram,
WIRED,
3 Apr. 2018
Julia Malleck,
Quartz,
30 Mar. 2023
In 2015 the Zika virus outbreak superscript text arrived and crystallized the reality that fear was a critical variable in understanding the economics of outbreaks.
—
Evan Ratliff,
Wired,
16 June 2020
Like the purple emoji hearts that BTS superfans posted in comments and tweets online, small superscript sevens have popped up in Twitter usernames, bios and the tweets themselves of loyal BTS supporters.
—
Cady Lang,
Time,
19 Feb. 2020
But then there are also superscripts, and built-up fractions—like math.
—
Stephen Wolfram,
WIRED,
3 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superscript
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Getting on your mat — at a CorePower outpost near you or from the comforts of home sweet home — and flowing through those sun salutations has never been more rewarding.
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Messi trudged off the field quickly and headed straight to the locker room, in no mood for post-game salutations.
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Where male winners for the paper saw their names rendered in the subhead of an article announcing the year’s Pulitzers, McCormick’s was not, nor did the article mention her prize until the story’s fifth paragraph.
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Both films will receive in-kind support from Korean post-production companies – covering color grading, sound mixing, English subtitle spotting and DCP production – as well as a KRW3 million ($1,945) cash grant.
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As the subtitle promises, their answers are shared with all the vulgarity, pettiness, and arrogance intact.
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“Superscript.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superscript. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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