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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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But California’s high prices have remained a grim fact of life, especially for young people struggling to enter the housing market, despite the draw of enjoying the Golden State’s many attributes such as its natural beauty, powerful economic might and culture of innovation.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The process is similar to a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, a medical imaging test that measures these same attributes.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But during the unfolding of the historical lunar flyby mission — the first human moon visit in nearly 54 years — Rise also became a symbol far beyond serving as a demonstration of when Integrity left Earth's gravity.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Giving appreciation to your own smile when the symbol of loneliness looks like a dirty mirror.—
Yesika Salgado,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 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
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At one six-story abandoned scam center in the Cambodian border town of O’Smach, investigators found rooms kitted out to resemble the offices of police forces from Australia, Brazil, Singapore, and China, complete with fake uniforms, insignia, and identity cards.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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Shoes and fragments of clothing, and various small items the sailors would have carried with them—clay pipes, uniform insignia, and weapons.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
5 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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These are made to resemble Pope Leo XIV’s miter, except with a Pale Hose logo in the middle.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Touches of green, the color Rolex drags out for all anniversary models, adorn the watch face, specifically the Rolex logo and the five-minute markers outside the batons around the outside of the dial.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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These licenses give Fanatics/Topps the rights to use the intellectual property of the respective soccer federations — their names, logos, crests that appear on uniforms and uniform designs — on trading cards and stickers.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The logo was created in the style of Japanese family crests, with quatrefoils embellishments and stylized flowers.—
Brandon Kaipo Moningka,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Logogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logogram. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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