logogram

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Recent Examples of logogram Cuneiform became syllabic, repurposing its logograms, or word symbols, as sounds. — Longreads, 1 July 2025 Most interestingly, many of the artists used logograms (a symbol to represent a word) rooted in the use of homophones. — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logogram
Noun
  • Focus And Discernment Professionals from the private sector who come to the nonprofit sector bring several important skills and attributes, such as a clear focus and discernment that helps avoid mission drift.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Since the 1960s, cesium has been the element of choice, though clocks based on other metals, such as ytterbium or strontium, have been created for their own handy attributes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Extensive media coverage turned Abascal into a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The installation was meant to challenge Muslim stereotypes while making a subversive nod to the bread as a famous French symbol.
    — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Reports of pictographs — American Indian picture writing — had attracted us to Missinaibi’s shores.
    — Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Each group has left its mark, from ancient cave dwellings to petroglyphs and pictographs etched into the canyon walls.
    — Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Russia could also deploy a limited number of troops, possibly without national insignia, into NATO countries on its border, the DDIS said.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • However, there is an interlocking NY insignia on his plaque in the hallowed halls of Cooperstown.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Quilling involves rolling, shaping and gluing thin strips of paper to create flowers, monograms and other designs.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Details include fine lace, gradient sequins and signature monograms.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • While Swift didn’t initially declare the song a lead single for The Life of a Showgirl deluxe version, fans noticed that the album’s logo appeared under CD single versions on her official website.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The shoes feature a classic round toe design, a Texas Rose leather sole and a leather insole embossed with the Paris Texas logo.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Showers will wrap up soon after midnight Monday, with some lingering in the Mono Lake area beyond the Sierra crest into Tuesday morning.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In January, a non-native straw crest moth (Mesophleps silacella) was discovered during a routine inspection of luggage from Ghana.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

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“Logogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logogram. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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