ideographs

plural of ideograph

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideographs
Noun
  • Pieces of papyrus or stone, with hieroglyphs sometimes incomplete, were recreated as a precious trio of clips, each with Fragment in their name.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
  • Go for a stroll on the water line at night or early morning and hopefully tracks will present themselves, flipper marks and a solid line for the shell, like hieroglyphs.
    Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Egyptian hieroglyphics indicate that the art of sugar confectionery was established at least 3,000 years ago.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • For most of your predecessors, pitching was like reading hieroglyphics.
    Kevin Sherrington Feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Area law enforcement officials have previously released pictures of him.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
  • But some users find clever ways to sidestep those controls, by disguising sensitive requests as role-playing games, poems or pictures, with many swapping tips and ideas online.
    Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Along with Mary, the statue includes representations of actual students who attended the school decades ago.
    Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • The standouts, however, came in the form of hieroglyphic representations.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Deepfakes have been a constant presence in the AI age as large-language models have made generating depictions of actors, singers and other celebrities much more accessible to the public.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • Yes, other Hollywood depictions of the future had predicted similar technology over the years, but guess what year Apple overlord Steve Jobs announced the breakthrough videotelephony product known as FaceTime?
    Dan Snierson, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • To make the resemblances convincing, Gethings recruited participants by complementing their standout features and promising to accentuate them with the help of hair and makeup stylists in a studio setting.
    Pat Mueller, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • Most of the film’s other resemblances, of which there are many, prove less distressing.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Ideographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideographs. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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