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Recent Examples of logogram
Cuneiform became syllabic, repurposing its logograms, or word symbols, as sounds.
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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
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
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Cheaper maintenance costs were one of the main selling points of EV ownership in America, but even that positive attribute is more nuanced than car buyers may think.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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That probably helps explain why these parks not only have fan-friendly attributes but also have to pay serious attention to the facilities that players will use.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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During the 2014 Hong Kong Umbrella Movement, the yellow umbrella became a potent symbol of protest, representing protection from tear gas and a message of democracy and resistance.—
Jane M. Saks,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Nothing causes more pain in our community than seeing the image of Che Guevara worn as a hero’s symbol.—
Silvia Hernandez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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Initially used to track agricultural trade and taxes, early pictographs evolved into cuneiform—a sophisticated system of record-keeping.—
Solange Charas,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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But before this, some of the brightest Chinese minds of the 20th century had to figure out a way to harness the complex pictographs that make up written Chinese into a typewriter, and later, a computer.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
5 July 2025
Noun
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That man did not have any insignia identifying him as an ICE agent.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The latest to take up an insignia is Nicole Kidman, star of Prime Video’s new eight-part Patricia Cornwell adaptation, Scarpetta.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Liu’s jacket—worn open over a white crewneck tee—featured a breast pocket bearing the house’s telltale LV monogram.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Philipp Plein played with crocodile prints, monogram logos and crystals across the men’s denim range.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Mar. 2026
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As fans made their way toward Stage 14, they were greeted by a towering logo for the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special plastered onto the gate.—
Lyndsey Havens,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
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The logo of the artificial intelligence company xAI appears on the screen of a smartphone placed on a surface reflecting an abstract blue illustration.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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The more subtle navy blue jersey has a repeating star pattern with red piping that wraps from the shoulders to the side, a metallic silver USA crest and a matching Nike swoosh.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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All due respect to the 1930 semifinalists and 1934/1950 participants, but kit culture truly didn’t take off until more recent times, and the earliest jerseys were nothing more than a plain shirt with a crest in the center, anyway.—
Avi Creditor,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Logogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logogram. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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