pictograph

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Recent Examples of pictograph 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 Weave through boulders and around desert plants to reach ancient pictographs emblazoned on the walls of skyscraper-high yardangs (tall rock formations sculpted by the wind), before catching your breath during a picnic lunch. Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025 Rock shelters are adorned with ancient Native American pictographs. Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 19 May 2025 See the dwellings of ancient Native American civilizations on the Seven Hollows Trail, or take the Rock House Cave Trail to a natural shelter displaying pictographs that were left by the native inhabitants. Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pictograph
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictograph
Noun
  • By the 1980s, Armani suits became a power symbol for American businessmen thanks in part to the brand’s prominence in pop culture.
    Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But the rush to make sense of the shooting based on these messages and symbols is misguided.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Newsom made very clear that his actions are solely a response to the Texas plan and that California's nonpartisan map drawing approach would be reinstituted at a later date.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Power Play multiplier does not apply to prizes won in the Double Play drawing.
    Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Documenting positive attributes such as community involvement, steady employment, family support, and other meaningful contributions is also a wise move.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Lazar said the key attribute a successful prime minister must now have is the ability to unify the blocs of the National Assembly, which want to avoid another dissolution of parliament.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Exploding in popularity as digital chatting caught on—an ascent that accelerated when Apple, Google, and their fellow behemoths became emoji adopters—the pictograms acknowledged no national boundaries.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
  • But decoding the pictograms could be a culturally and historically significant task.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In later centuries, Barbary lions were gifted between royal courts, kept in menageries, and even depicted on national emblems — as in the coat of arms of Morocco and the United Kingdom.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The square was built on the location of the 1789 uprising and where the Bastille prison, an emblem of tyranny, once stood and was dismantled.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the event Nvidia speakers particularly focused on enterprise inference applications, where AI hopes to achieve its return on investment as pointed out in the slide image below.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The comments came as New Zealand Police released images on Tuesday showing a campsite set up in Waitomo, which is believed to be where Phillips and his children had been staying before he was fatally shot.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lisa also wore a pair of black tights emblazoned with the Louis Vuitton logo.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Uncle Herschel, the seated oldster in Cracker Barrel’s iconic logo, is not only a character from corporate lore, the founder’s real-life uncle, but a representative, even an aspirational, figure for a certain kind of American.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The look quickly spread to Instagram and Pinterest boards, becoming a favorite among renters and homeowners who wanted to hang functional art pieces.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The gathering will bring together local groups, including CRS, Epic Partners and Coach Core, alongside stakeholders and funders, to highlight their work tackling youth violence and supporting young people through outreach, sports and creative arts.
    Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Pictograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictograph. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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