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a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
A tomb inscribed with hieroglyphs.
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Recent Examples of hieroglyph
From the pyramids to the mysteries of hieroglyphs and the afterlife, its legacy endures.
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David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 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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David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 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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The image, which appears to have been created with AI, shows the prison in the background.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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Keeping the moon in the background of an image with another subject is often much more powerful than an image of just the moon.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Winning Pega 4 numbers from Aug. 12 drawing Day: 6-2-2-6, Wild: 0 Noche: 9-3-1-9, Wild: 7 When are the Puerto Rico Lottery drawings held?—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Here’s a look at Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 winning numbers for each game Cash Ball 04-19-28-33, Cash Ball: 02 Lucky For Life 01-11-18-29-34, Lucky Ball: 15 Pick 3 Evening: 9-9-7 Midday: 8-1-7 Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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That movie was an acerbic portrait of a friendship gone sour, laced with barbed insults.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Shot on 16mm, this earthy, psychological portrait of a working-class community’s cyclical existence is an atmospheric plunge into the eerie.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Serafin pitches Qualtrics as using technology to solve a problem technology created, saying companies now struggle to piece together a coherent picture of their customers across their call centers, apps, websites, text messages, and social media accounts.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Grammy winner also shared a few pictures from the event, including a group photo of herself and the fans smiling at the camera as well as a snap of everyone dancing to the unreleased music.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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That decade-plus-old project’s ascent gives her control over the loftiest two positions on the ranking of the most consumed dance albums in the U.S. Lady Gaga Controls Three Spots on the Dance Tally The pop icon fills three spaces on the Top Dance Albums chart this frame.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Warm magnolia, Bulgarian rose, tangerine, and musk swirl into a skin-hugging composition that’s sultry, subtle, and undeniably chic—just like the icon herself.—
Dan Michel,
Robb Report,
7 Aug. 2025
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Enhancements were implemented in the processes of spraying, etching, tensioning and assembly to ensure peak performance.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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For example, a process called salt etching can recover over 99% of silver and 98% of silicon, at purity levels that are appropriate for high-end reuse, potentially even in new solar panels, without using toxic acids.—
Anurag Srivastava,
The Conversation,
10 July 2025
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“Hieroglyph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyph. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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