variants
or iconographical
as in pictographic
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Recent Examples of iconographic
Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
In Central America, vultures were regarded as extraordinary beings and appeared in many iconographic works as researcher Elizabeth Benson wrote.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
On the Rue de Castiglione, the gallery displays works in different mediums that explore the cultural, iconographic, social and emotional complexity of sport.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 23 July 2024
It was sketched with very little iconographic reference.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 3 July 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
In Central America, vultures were regarded as extraordinary beings and appeared in many iconographic works as researcher Elizabeth Benson wrote.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
On the Rue de Castiglione, the gallery displays works in different mediums that explore the cultural, iconographic, social and emotional complexity of sport.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 23 July 2024
It was sketched with very little iconographic reference.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 3 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iconographic
Adjective
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The exercise itself is illustrative of an elevated standard.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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While demographers, economists and sociologists agree on the challenges the declining birth rate could bring, some have argued that is also illustrative of societal progress—namely choice.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Below, 30 lines of hieroglyphic text are engraved in the stone.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets suggest pigeons were domesticated as early as 5,000 years ago, and hieroglyphic evidence suggests the Ancient Egyptians used them as messengers.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
16 July 2025
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“Iconographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconographic. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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