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a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
The statue had an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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Recent Examples of hieroglyphic
Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Writing systems, emerging around 3,500 BCE, evolved into hieroglyphic script on papyrus, stone, and coffins.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Lars Daniel, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The photograph was taken in Greene’s dining room, where a friend had scribbled what looked to be a series of hieroglyphics, a perfect backdrop for the psychedelic vibe.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Fremen settings also feature hieroglyphic frescoes.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Writing systems, emerging around 3,500 BCE, evolved into hieroglyphic script on papyrus, stone, and coffins.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
To the untrained eye, these raw records might as well be written in hieroglyphics.
—Lars Daniel, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The photograph was taken in Greene’s dining room, where a friend had scribbled what looked to be a series of hieroglyphics, a perfect backdrop for the psychedelic vibe.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyphic
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Flagship boutiques from Milan and Paris lined the promenades, conjuring images of home.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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There will be approximately 1,000 images per night, night after night, for as long as Rubin remains in operations.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Alex Hartman runs the meme page Nolita Dirtbag on Instagram, and tells Rolling Stone the nervous emotions around Mamdani’s win could be in part because of how utterly incomprehensible or cruel many of the Trump administration decisions seem to be.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
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In a brittle, anxious, nonlinear, incomprehensible (BANI) world where change is the only constant, the leadership traits that once earned respect—tenacity, decisiveness and stoicism—are no longer enough.—
Arthi Rabikrisson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The jury also found the same seven dolls misappropriated the OMG Girlz’ name, likeness, or identity.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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Since then, Stone has been a front row fixture at fashion week — attending the shows of Balenciaga as well as Diesel, Jean Paul Gaultier and Hugo Boss — always in the uncanny likeness of a familiar face.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Scientists will use this data to study dark matter and dark energy, which make up most of the universe but remain mysterious.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Here's everything to know about the teenager's final hours and the aftermath of her mysterious death.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Anu Duggal of Female Founders Fund invested when the idea was just a drawing on a sheet of paper, as one of her first forays into big-tech hardware.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Check below to see the winning numbers for Monday’s Powerball drawing.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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But the more puzzling sequences are offset by the mindless pleasure of destroying everything in your path, which is also a valid solution for many problems.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2025
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Some only require smacking a machine with a wrench, while others can be more puzzling at first — like rapidly hitting button prompts to kickstart a fire generator and tossing it into a frozen anomaly without setting yourself on fire.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
9 Nov. 2024
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One of India’s leading contemporary artists, Singh (born 1937 in Baranagar) is renowned for her bold, figurative paintings—a distinct visual language rich in color, iconographic depth, and deep narrative.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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She will be remembered as an exemplary icon of Indian cinema and culture.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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During their initial conversations, McLeod first asked about his favorite brands, which also include Acne and Kith, as well as his style icons — the NBA’s Devin Booker, the NFL’s Ray-Ray McCloud and her client P.J. Tucker among them.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
14 July 2025
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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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