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Recent Examples of ideogram
The encrusted object clearly qualified as cultural property, even more so when the treasure hunters cleaned it up, revealing that the shining chunk was actually an ingot stamped with Chinese ideograms.
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Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
And as a sign of the ideogram’s lasting appeal, Hadid was photographed in New York City earlier this week wearing a cropped T-shirt with the yellow icon — albeit the brand was unknown.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 July 2024
The artist’s small paintings are as dense and provocative as his large ones — tiny worlds full of ideograms, like tarot cards.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
However, using numbers is not allowed under those rules, and using pictures, like an emoji or ideogram, in a name is expressly forbidden.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 26 May 2020
Much like the previous set introduced last year, Emoji 13.0 promotes inclusion and diversity, with ideograms of gender-neutral brides and grooms, Santa Claus, and bottle-feeding parents in various skin tones.
—cleveland, 30 Jan. 2020
Luxurious hotels, casinos, and nightclubs merge with gray buildings, European remains, and Taoist temples, in a city full of ideogram signs, and unmistakable smells and sounds.
—Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020
Spanish filled the airwaves; the ideograms and characters of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian languages covered the store signs, sparking an angry nativist movement.
—Héctor Tobar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
Derived from an ancient African writing system, the ideograms are an Ekpuk trademark.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 June 2019
Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
And as a sign of the ideogram’s lasting appeal, Hadid was photographed in New York City earlier this week wearing a cropped T-shirt with the yellow icon — albeit the brand was unknown.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 July 2024
The artist’s small paintings are as dense and provocative as his large ones — tiny worlds full of ideograms, like tarot cards.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
However, using numbers is not allowed under those rules, and using pictures, like an emoji or ideogram, in a name is expressly forbidden.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 26 May 2020
Much like the previous set introduced last year, Emoji 13.0 promotes inclusion and diversity, with ideograms of gender-neutral brides and grooms, Santa Claus, and bottle-feeding parents in various skin tones.
—cleveland, 30 Jan. 2020
Luxurious hotels, casinos, and nightclubs merge with gray buildings, European remains, and Taoist temples, in a city full of ideogram signs, and unmistakable smells and sounds.
—Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020
Spanish filled the airwaves; the ideograms and characters of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian languages covered the store signs, sparking an angry nativist movement.
—Héctor Tobar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
Derived from an ancient African writing system, the ideograms are an Ekpuk trademark.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideogram
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Turbulence can be measured by the eddy dissipation rate (EDR), a numerical representation of the intensity of the turbulence.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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That authentic representation has been praised in a region full of diversity.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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Before the invention of alphabets, early writing systems—like hieroglyphs and cuneiform—used symbols representing objects or phonetic sounds.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Nov. 2024
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From Egyptian hieroglyphs to European folklore, these birds have been revered for their elegance and adaptability.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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The dramatized depiction of an investigation into Chandler’s claims against Jackson open and close the script, Puck states.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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This stunning marble depiction of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare will go on public display in the atrium of the Wrightwood 659 gallery in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood starting on January 25.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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The profile — based on multiple interviews with Ali along with former colleagues, friends and reporters, according to Kiefer — painted an unflattering image of Ali, alleged the plaintiff.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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To illustrate its point, the Copyright Office used Google’s Gemini to create an image of a cat smoking a pipe.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Running my fingers over the ancient hieroglyphics carved into the sarcophagus felt transgressive and delicious.—
M. Leona Godin,
AFAR Media,
3 Jan. 2025
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But the mathematics underlying the chart is unfathomably complex, a combination of equations that make hieroglyphics seem self-explanatory.—
Tom Siegfried,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Dec. 2024
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And that was really what started this concept of the illustrations, and the story happening in the book.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Photograph: Mother Jones illustration; Getty This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.—
Anna Merlan,
WIRED,
18 Jan. 2025
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The event, taking place beneath 400 dazzling disco balls, feature an auction of works by celebrity photographer Greg Gorman, including portraits of Debbie Harry, Grace Jones and David Bowie.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, the portraits of her deepened and became more compassionate.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Ideogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideogram. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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