Thesaurus results for HIEROGLYPH

hieroglyph

noun

Definition of hieroglyph

as in image

a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics A tomb inscribed with hieroglyphs.

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Recent Examples of hieroglyph In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality. — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025 Crucially, these dates correspond to important dynastic events that the hieroglyphs omit — filling in the puzzle pieces scholars had been missing. — 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 See All Example Sentences for hieroglyph

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The smoke trail seen in the image extends to nearly 200 kilometers south of the facility according to a CNN analysis.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
The image of Tessarion chained in the sept in Tumbleton feels quite emblematic of his own internal experience.

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 July 2026

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The drawing also marks Powerball's expansion into the United Kingdom, bringing more players into the game and potentially setting the stage for even larger jackpots in the future.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 July 2026
That would be the Powerball big prize, which will be up to $633 million for Monday’s drawing.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026

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But the Italian filmmaker will be back in the Lido nonetheless, with Joie de Vivre, his seven-hour documentary portrait of Bernardo Bertolucci.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026
The film paints a portrait of pioneering photojournalist Gerda Taro, the German-Jewish war photographer, anti-fascist and artist whose legacy has long been overshadowed.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of portrait

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Certain photos of those rehearsal dinner attendees showed guests clutching black velvet boxes with an etching of two Ts and a heart.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
That’s not unlike classical diffraction gratings, whose periodic etchings split light into different colors and directions.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2026

Definition of etching

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Klopp quickly became an icon in Merseyside after a transformative nine years with the club.

— Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Tim Mendelson, her longtime executive assistant, friend and co-trustee of her estate, recalls a toy store pitstop during a visit to New York City as the late icon was announcing her 1991 fragrance, White Diamonds.

— Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

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