Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideographs
Noun
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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 -
In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
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For most of your predecessors, pitching was like reading hieroglyphics.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 25,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The panels here are set up in a similar way to hieroglyphics, where the panels merge into the tunnels in a pace that echoes drum beats or machine knocking.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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For many adults, the beauty book triggered memories of a pre-social-media childhood spent cutting pictures out of magazines and pasting them into notebooks.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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These are big walleyes, the kind sportsmen pose with for pictures in the local newspapers.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Now, Pulte wants federal prosecutors in Illinois and Florida to probe representations James made to insurance companies based in those states.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The bandshell, seating 4,000, was adorned with minarets and the park and Biscayne Boulevard dressed with statues and Sphinx representations.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Especially as an advocate and an author yourself, how can other depictions of autism give more agency to their characters?—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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The White House has recently added statues of historical figures to its grounds, including depictions of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin that appeared in the Rose Garden earlier this month.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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David Leach, the head of security, noted that a training program offered by the utility for technician jobs bears resemblances to Oakland’s cadet initiative.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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For all the resemblances between the ancient incarceration system and our own, the differences are real.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Ideographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideographs. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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