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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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The 6-foot, 220-pound playmaker has all the right attributes that could complement the in-the-box Tre’Von Moehrig and hard-hitting Lathan Ransom.—
Alex Zietlow
April 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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Another unique attribute is our wide variety of student backgrounds.—
Dr. Michael Cheng,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Now it had been relegated again to a leftist cause, a symbol of anti-imperial resistance for some and the face of communism’s failings for others.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Houseplant’s new Italian Collection includes pieces made and hand-painted in Deruta, all boasting that near-ubiquitous symbol of good luck and protection found on so many Italian pottery pieces—the rooster.—
Rachel Wallace,
Architectural Digest,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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The insignia in the upper left of the original video belongs to the IDF’s Givati Brigade, which the IDF says has been operating in the area.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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By war’s end Disney animators had designed insignia for over twelve hundred military units.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Not everyone is compelled to spend the extra money on a monogram for their jammies, but the impulse comes from the early days of life.—
Brandon Kaipo Moningka,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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This monogram mini tote is the cutest thing ever.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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With a jellybean color palette, a new wavy Rhode logo, and shapes like mushrooms and beans, the stickers were aligned with Justin’s Skylrk aesthetic, forming a bridge between the two labels and the Biebers ahead of their biggest weekend in the public eye since their wedding in 2018.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
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Young has continued to antagonize New York fans, including pretending to roll dice on the Knicks logo after a 2024 victory clinched a trip to Las Vegas for the NBA Cup.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Wind gusts as high as 75 mph along the Sierra crest expected.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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In Nunda, officials continue to call for more volunteers to distribute sandbags to help residents build floodwalls before the river crests.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Logogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logogram. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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