variants
or iconographical
as in pictographic
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Recent Examples of iconographic
One of India’s leading contemporary artists, Singh (born 1937 in Baranagar) is renowned for her bold, figurative paintings—a distinct visual language rich in color, iconographic depth, and deep narrative.
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Nargess Banks, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
It was sketched with very little iconographic reference.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 3 July 2024
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Nargess Banks, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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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Its home screen’s hourly forecast consists of temperatures, weather icons, and illustrative background visuals, such as gloomy rain clouds, that sometimes fail to match the view out the window.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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Polished concrete floors, plaster walls, steel fixtures, and simple wood elements are frequently leveraged to create the restrained, monochromatic palette that is so illustrative of Brutalism.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There’s the decorative labanotation (or choreography notes) on the eastern exterior wall, featuring hieroglyphic-like markings.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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Broad-limbed ceiba trees shade crumbling pyramids; hieroglyphic stelae portray the city’s early Maya rulers.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Iconographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconographic. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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