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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 hieroglyphics
Egyptian hieroglyphics indicate that the art of sugar confectionery was established at least 3,000 years ago.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
For most of your predecessors, pitching was like reading hieroglyphics.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Plumage has been in fashion since ancient Egypt, when ostrich feathers were used to decorate fans and even appeared in hieroglyphics.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
This Zamalek store is light-filled and packed with table linens, bedding, and accessories hand-embroidered with palm trees, pyramids, and hieroglyphics.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
For most of your predecessors, pitching was like reading hieroglyphics.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Plumage has been in fashion since ancient Egypt, when ostrich feathers were used to decorate fans and even appeared in hieroglyphics.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
This Zamalek store is light-filled and packed with table linens, bedding, and accessories hand-embroidered with palm trees, pyramids, and hieroglyphics.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyphics
Noun
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Displays show campaign ephemera and memorabilia, from Shepard Fairey’s iconic HOPE poster to children’s drawings.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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For almost a decade, the company headed by Elon Musk has been trying to fend off allegations that the assembly line in Tesla’s Fremont plant was a hostile work environment filled with racist slurs, graffiti and drawings of nooses and swastikas.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The location, behind the Sheraton Hotel, already hosts the likenesses of restaurateurs Lina Fat, Biba Caggiano and Randy Paragary, and food connoisseur Darrell Corti.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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In the finale, however, while going through the mail, Jimmy discovers the company has been secretly making millions by selling the voices and digital likenesses of their dead clients.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Noun
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On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including school children, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including schoolchildren, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.—
Sophia Tareen,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Müller joins their ranks with these affectionate images.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Disney’s social media accounts did some further rib-nudging over the weekend with tweets paraphrasing Swift lyrics as captions for the billboard images, some of which featured the character Jessie.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Go for a stroll on the water line at night or early morning and hopefully tracks will present themselves, flipper marks and a solid line for the shell, like hieroglyphs.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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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,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
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From room to room walls are covered in blue block prints or hot-pink illustrations of pear trees, while floors are scattered with artisanal rugs and a collection of curios—a rooster statue, a floral dress form—is hidden all over.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The thieves also took five illustrations by Brazilian modernist Cândido Portinari created for a special edition of José Lins do Rego’s novel Menino de Engenho.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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This year, the 25th installment that runs June 3-14 throughout New York City, boasts a tremendous music slate with icons including Madonna, Earth, Wind & Fire and Peter Frampton premiering music films.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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For Authentic, icons like Monroe, Presley and Ali are IP unicorns – the kind of celebrities that transcend borders and generations.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hieroglyphics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphics. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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