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a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
A tomb inscribed with hieroglyphs.
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Recent Examples of hieroglyph
His versatility to play inside and outside along with the potential to run a plethora of route combinations with Lamb could be like deciphering an ancient hieroglyph for opposing defenses.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
The stone is carved in the style of Teotihuacan, but it’s also covered with Maya hieroglyphs, which tell the tale of the conquest.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
From the pyramids to the mysteries of hieroglyphs and the afterlife, its legacy endures.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The first sliver of light in the east revealed their movable aviary, a box of netted scaffolding the size of a barn, with a few dozen birds perched in silhouette, like hieroglyphs.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
The stone is carved in the style of Teotihuacan, but it’s also covered with Maya hieroglyphs, which tell the tale of the conquest.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
From the pyramids to the mysteries of hieroglyphs and the afterlife, its legacy endures.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The first sliver of light in the east revealed their movable aviary, a box of netted scaffolding the size of a barn, with a few dozen birds perched in silhouette, like hieroglyphs.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyph
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At the event Nvidia speakers particularly focused on enterprise inference applications, where AI hopes to achieve its return on investment as pointed out in the slide image below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The comments came as New Zealand Police released images on Tuesday showing a campsite set up in Waitomo, which is believed to be where Phillips and his children had been staying before he was fatally shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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There was no picture, there was no drawing, there has been so many lies, so much prevarication, so much cover up.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Both his African heritage and his new exploration of the verisimilitudes and vagaries of New York City life paint the ongoing development of The Watchman, sometimes featured as the key figure as in the monumental portrait, AH!—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Toward the end of the colonial period, portrait photography records yet another cultural shift.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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In a picture released by the Shin Bet, Defense Minister Israel Katz and Netanyahu’s chief of staff are seen peering over his shoulders.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Think an agent managing a sales pipeline by combining CRM data, support tickets, and financial reports to deliver a full customer picture.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Many of the night’s attendees also were keen to meet Dolores Huerta, the 95-year-old icon who is known for her work in both the labor and feminist movements.—
Laurie Brookins,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Opendoor year-to-date stock chart.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Drake isn’t the only rapper in recent months to deny abdominal etching.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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But the acid that helps oranges and other citrus cut through mineral deposits in showers and break down grease on baking pans can also be harmful to some household surfaces, causing etching, stripping, pitting, or staining.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Hieroglyph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyph. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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