Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideographs
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Crucially, these dates correspond to important dynastic events that the hieroglyphs omit — filling in the puzzle pieces scholars had been missing.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025 -
The same message in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek allowed researchers to decode the images as language, but the new discovery is a bit different.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Plumage has been in fashion since ancient Egypt, when ostrich feathers were used to decorate fans and even appeared in hieroglyphics.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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For its research, the gallery relies on a vast collection of auction catalogues and sales documents dating back decades, and also has scientists, academics and Egyptologists on call to help with examining objects and translating hieroglyphics.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Go through a corn maze, sip on apple cider, and take silly pictures with the cardboard cutouts.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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In addition, through diplomatic channels in both Beijing and Tokyo, Japan lodges strong representations and protests, stating that maritime and scientific surveys conducted in our EEZ without Japan's consent are unacceptable and must be immediately stopped.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Before the invention of photography, these edible effigies were placed on altars as representations of the deceased.—
Luisa Navarro,
Saveur,
23 Oct. 2025
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One telling sequence early on has the children studying in a classroom featuring depictions of Mohammed, Jesus, Lao Tzu, Buddha and Confucius, highlighting to what extent the Bujang Valley had been a melting pot of cultures and religions.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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The program was developed through the Producers Guild’s One Guild initiative, which supports inclusive membership, employment, content, and authentic depictions.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Floods, tricksters, battles with monsters, creation and apocalypse—sometimes the resemblances are uncanny.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Further investigation into a chalk underdrawing of ‘The Night Watch,’ using macro X-ray florescence scans, showed even more resemblances between the two dogs.—
Senay Boztas,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Ideographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideographs. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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