iconographic

variants or iconographical

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Recent Examples of iconographic It was sketched with very little iconographic reference. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 3 July 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 Lucero based this suggestion on evidence gleaned from archaeological excavations, settlement maps, sediment cores, current wetlands, and iconographic and hieroglyphic records. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for iconographic
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Adjective
  • This illustrative image from 2003 shows a ground radar monitoring station at the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) airforce base near the Jiuquan Launch Centre.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
  • One illustrative statistic from Politico: Michael Wolff’s 2018 Trump book sold over 25,000 copies in its first week, while his 2025 Trump book only sold around 3,000 copies in the corresponding interval.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Inside another chamber of the tomb, a nearly four-foot-tall black granite statue with hieroglyphic inscriptions of the name and titles of its owner was uncovered.
    Francesca Aton for ArtNews, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Iconographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconographic. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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