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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
Plumage has been in fashion since ancient Egypt, when ostrich feathers were used to decorate fans and even appeared in hieroglyphics.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
For its research, the gallery relies on a vast collection of auction catalogues and sales documents dating back decades, and also has scientists, academics and Egyptologists on call to help with examining objects and translating hieroglyphics.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
For its research, the gallery relies on a vast collection of auction catalogues and sales documents dating back decades, and also has scientists, academics and Egyptologists on call to help with examining objects and translating hieroglyphics.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyphics
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There are notebooks covered in Paulsen’s thin scrawl and play drawings everywhere.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Winning Triple Twist numbers 03-08-11-13-22-32 Check Triple Twist payouts and previous drawings here.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Keanu Reeves, Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, and Jamie Lee Curtis have all spoken out against the misuse of their likenesses in recent months.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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For years, Machine Learning and AI have enabled our teams to develop technologies like HeadStart, which leverages photos to create authentic in-game likenesses.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Go through a corn maze, sip on apple cider, and take silly pictures with the cardboard cutouts.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk raised fears of political violence in America as well as questions about the responsibility of social media companies pertaining to images of violence posted on their platforms.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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Each page features full-color illustrations and only a few lines of text, making Xolo an excellent pick for reluctant readers, graphic novel lovers, and kids who’ve just begun to find their way into longer stories.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The children's book is co-authored by Thompson and Bryan Tucker, with illustrations by Tony Neal.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Marking its 43rd edition, the Northern Italian festival will gather a constellation of screen icons, paying additional tribute to Daniel Brühl, Claude Lelouch, Vincent Lindon, Vanessa Redgrave, Stefania Sandrelli, Sergio Castellitto and Aleksandr Sokurov.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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His team will subtly switch the profile icons and cover photos to reflect Remembrance, and the new pictures usually stay in place for about a week on the official royal family accounts.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hieroglyphics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphics. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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