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
  • Those attributes — earning Piccioli a reputation in fashion as one of its great romantics — were also apparent in his designs for Balenciaga, which incorporated plenty of thoughtful details that referenced the archive.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • One of Lipa’s most significant attributes is the husky tone of her mezzo-soprano, lending a gritty roughness to her songs’ pop polish.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Globemakers and a palette of greens, browns, slate grays, and bold reds drawn from flight suits, insignia, and wartime skies.
    Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
  • With cans of spray paint in hand, the group added Bible verses and positive notes to what’s known as Graffiti Bridge in Pensacola, Florida – an ever-changing local landmark that often features art, declarations of love, tributes, encouragement, drawings, insignias and more.
    Lorraine Taylor, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • See how commonwealth compares to other states The classic Halloween symbol is also great at dividing the masses.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The wind is a spirit-nature [symbol] and also a guide, but the spirit within her is the thing that’s building over time.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There were renditions of hit bags, like the City and Rodeo, as well as newer models, such as a spin on a bowler bag with buckles featuring Balenciaga’s BB monogram.
    Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • And their interlocking nature is a standard form of creating monograms.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The complex is decorated in the school colors, red and black with the Bobcat logo prominently displayed.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • His website features photos of him in military uniform, and his campaign logo features a silhouetted Chinook combat helicopter.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Any update on the new club crest?
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Then, just as her career began to crest, the Oscar-winning actress took a step back from acting at the age of 26 and married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Logogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logogram. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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