as in symbol
a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader
a rock inscribed with mysterious glyphs that some have speculated as being of Norse origin
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Notifications: Long-press the glyph button to check caller ID (available with an OTA update later in July).
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In the process, these scripts shed their ties to physical objects and actions, so that the objects their glyphs once depicted have little or no bearing on their current meaning: the characters in a script are abstract symbols, not descriptive icons.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
The Aztec glyph symbolizes the islet on the water, the lakes of Tenochtitlán and Texcoco, and the mestizo of the indigenous population.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 May 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Notifications: Long-press the glyph button to check caller ID (available with an OTA update later in July).
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In the process, these scripts shed their ties to physical objects and actions, so that the objects their glyphs once depicted have little or no bearing on their current meaning: the characters in a script are abstract symbols, not descriptive icons.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
The Aztec glyph symbolizes the islet on the water, the lakes of Tenochtitlán and Texcoco, and the mestizo of the indigenous population.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 May 2025
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According to the news release, there is a design gradient on the livery that’s a repeat of a Cadillac chevron, giving a nod to General Motors’ co-ownership and Cadillac’s symbol.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Since the 1970s, Toñitas has become a symbol of resistance amid growing gentrification in the neighborhood, where businesses owned by people of color have been shuttered and longtime Williamsburg residents pushed out by exorbitant rent hikes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The fasten-seatbelt sign was on and the flight attendants were performing final cabin checks when the plane suddenly dropped, then violently pitched back up.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tom pulled up a Wikipedia page on his laptop called WikiProject AI Cleanup, and another on how to spot signs of AI writing.—
Imogen West-Knights,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Glyph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glyph. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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