Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictograms
Noun
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Go for a stroll on the water line at night or early morning and hopefully tracks will present themselves, flipper marks and a solid line for the shell, like hieroglyphs.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026 -
In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Sefidgari filed her visa application as doctoral acceptance letters poured in.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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An elderly man is tasked with burning the inmates’ letters to Stalin pleading to have their appeals heard.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The most fundamental type of mathematical notation is numerals — being able to write down numbers.—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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But now, tourists will be able to sit on large travertine marble slabs where their columns once stood and read reproductions of the Roman numerals that indicated seat sections.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Pictograms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictograms. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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