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a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
The statue had an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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Recent Examples of hieroglyphic
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
The act of introspection to realize a physical object stemmed from the development of Narici’s own wedding bands, which included stylized symbolic glyphs that evoked hieroglyphics.
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Kathy Lee,
Footwear News,
13 Nov. 2025
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
Rocks and boulders added to the stage production, anchored by an arch with hieroglyphic text added for extra detail.
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Demicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The panels here are set up in a similar way to hieroglyphics, where the panels merge into the tunnels in a pace that echoes drum beats or machine knocking.
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Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
The act of introspection to realize a physical object stemmed from the development of Narici’s own wedding bands, which included stylized symbolic glyphs that evoked hieroglyphics.
—
Kathy Lee,
Footwear News,
13 Nov. 2025
Adjective
There’s the decorative labanotation (or choreography notes) on the eastern exterior wall, featuring hieroglyphic-like markings.
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John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
Rocks and boulders added to the stage production, anchored by an arch with hieroglyphic text added for extra detail.
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Demicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyphic
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Cops released an image of him aboard the bus wearing a white hoodie and are asking the public’s help tracking him down.
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Some satellite images even show evidence of fire damage, consistent with reports of firefighters supporting the emergency response.
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There have been times when acts of atrocity have been going on — and gosh, some of those things are incomprehensible — yet humanity has found a way.
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Being joyful there — in the Dominican Republic, where small shacks and houses pieced together by junkyard scraps sometimes hold families with over a dozen members — seems incomprehensible.
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The French designer’s creations draw from a vast iconographic repertoire.
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Holzinger is unabashedly committed to an iconographic project.
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To make the sign, Fawad put his photo through an AI app that did a passable job of rendering his likeness in cartoon form and sent it to his sign guy, who printed and installed it.
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The issue has been of particular importance to voice over artists, warn of the proliferation of their likeness undercutting their livelihoods.
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Translation is a very mysterious thing because my goal is to create something that’s deeply equivalent but uses zero of the same words.
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That is until their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR, and the pair become CIA operatives.
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The winning numbers for the Wednesday, June 24, Powerball drawing are 13, 14, 16, 21, 38, and the Powerball is 14.
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The quirky chain has not officially announced the location, but a Formal Site Development Plan submitted to the city late last year included drawings identifying Trader Joe’s as the occupant.
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However, another round of lawsuits was somewhat puzzling.
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But for Democrats, the aversion may seem more puzzling.
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The Yashica Boy version features the brand’s sailor mascot, inspired by classic Japanese illustration and seaside adventure.
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The military cooperation is a stark illustration of the recent reversal in the relationship between the US and Venezuela.
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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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