as in pictures
a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
A tomb inscribed with hieroglyphs.
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There were reporters and photographers all around, clamoring for interviews and pictures.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Hanson has always been a great fashion photographer, especially good at capturing feminine exuberance, but the span of time that has passed since these pictures were taken now establishes them as bona-fide historical artifacts to boot.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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The main hall in the exhibit features hundreds of images of Native Americans used in popular culture or advertising.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Associated PressThe folders included hundreds of images of court documents dating back years, along with video clips that appeared to show police body camera footage from searches and interviews conducted with victims.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the 1980s, in some states, Cohen said, people would buy tickets to jackpot games with in-person drawings.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Loving portraits of the couple graced its walls, a parlor organ sat untouched in a sunny room, and Jones’ fully functioning barber shop lost its lone patron.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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Flags strewn overhead and portraits on the walls are among props from the films.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Hieroglyphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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