pictograms

plural of pictogram

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictograms
Noun
  • Crucially, these dates correspond to important dynastic events that the hieroglyphs omit — filling in the puzzle pieces scholars had been missing.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The same message in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek allowed researchers to decode the images as language, but the new discovery is a bit different.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The organization also consults school district websites and letters sent to school districts and corresponds with librarians, authors and teachers.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Over two decades after Joplin's passing, Laura opened up about her childhood and relationship with the vocalist in her 1992 book Love, Janis, which contained letters the singer had sent home.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Arabic numerals originated in India, Chinese checkers are German, white chocolate isn’t chocolate at all.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That’s because the date’s numerals combine to form a rare numerical trick that even the most ardent math hater will appreciate.
    Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Pictograms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictograms. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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