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a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
A tomb inscribed with hieroglyphs.
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Crucially, these dates correspond to important dynastic events that the hieroglyphs omit — filling in the puzzle pieces scholars had been missing.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
The same message in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek allowed researchers to decode the images as language, but the new discovery is a bit different.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Humans have been communicating with pictures since the days of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
Their antecedents are ancient (Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese characters, Mesoamerican pictograms), though the journey from their modern birthplace (Japan circa the turn of the millennium) to their current ubiquity has been quick.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
The same message in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek allowed researchers to decode the images as language, but the new discovery is a bit different.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Humans have been communicating with pictures since the days of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
Their antecedents are ancient (Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese characters, Mesoamerican pictograms), though the journey from their modern birthplace (Japan circa the turn of the millennium) to their current ubiquity has been quick.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyph
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Michael Jordan’s audacious leaps over towering defenders, Kobe Bryant’s cold-blooded poise in the waning seconds of an NBA Finals game — these are the images that linger, the memories that shape the sport.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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But these videos and still images, which the forum says were filmed by Hamas, show part of the hostages’ time in the tunnels under Gaza.—
Dana Karni,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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The winning numbers for the Wednesday, June 10, Powerball drawing are 12, 31, 38, 60, 66 and the Powerball is 14.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 June 2026
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Paired with the print is a letter from a young woman named Harriet Bailey to her uncle on the front lines of the Civil War, containing seeds delicately etched with drawings of a ship, facesand a dog.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The Padres remain on the fringe of the way-too-early playoff picture while waiting for Jackson Merrill, Xander Bogaerts and Machado to find their footing.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The former athlete and the actress shared pictures on their Instagram pages of the big day.—
Sarah Sotoodeh,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Everson Mayor John Perry poses for a portrait on Emerson Road in 2022.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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Written by 21-year-old Joe Anders and directed by his mother Kate Winslet, this simple, sentimental family portrait lacks the ring of lived experience at more than one level.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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In Dish Jockey, an etching from 1993, a harried woman in a bandanna (shades of Rosie the Riveter) scrubs dishes while an ensemble of Tinkerbell-like housekeepers complete other chores nearby.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The man in the etching, the Good Samaritan, can transcend his nature, his inherent tribalism, and offer loving aid to one not of his own kind.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 May 2026
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The country music icon, who's gearing up for the release of his first new album in seven years, opened up about overcoming his recent health struggles in an interview with People magazine published Wednesday, June 10.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Finally, toolbars are becoming more consistent, and the distracting icons in drop-down menus are quietly disappearing.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
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“Hieroglyph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyph. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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