pictograph

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Recent Examples of pictograph 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 Another nearby point of interest for history buffs is Historic Blenheim and Civil War Interpretive Center, a Greek Revival-style house dating to 1859 that preserves signatures and pictographs from Federal soldiers who once lived there. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025 The monument boundary includes sacred sites, ancient trails, historic properties, cultural areas, religious sites, petroglyphs, geoglyphs and pictographs, according to the White House. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025 The rock art consists of a collection of petroglyphs and pictographs found inside a small cave next to the trail. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pictograph
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictograph
Noun
  • Melons are a cultural symbol, and a pair of Yukari Kings once famously sold for $45,000 at auction.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
  • Left-hander Tyler Anderson has been the symbol of the troubles.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • Not only was the technology for natural language processing (NLP) still maturing, but there were troves of data that were not yet digitized (e.g., paper drawings), and image recognition and processing at the time were nascent, at best.
    Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Check below to see the winning numbers for Monday’s Powerball drawing.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Delap’s performance was less easy to evaluate, but there were more signs that his speed, aggression and direct running are excellent raw attributes to work with.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • One of Hargitay’s themes is the toxicity of fame, especially when it’s awarded not for your accomplishments but your attributes.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • But decoding the pictograms could be a culturally and historically significant task.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Labels typically include warning pictograms and complex regulatory information in various formats.
    Jeanette Rohr, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The bald eagle's release came days ahead of July Fourth celebrations, restoring an emblem of American freedom to the wild.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
  • The Las Vegas Strip is America’s emblem of excess — and extravagant energy use.
    Max Bearak, New York Times, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Flagship boutiques from Milan and Paris lined the promenades, conjuring images of home.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • There will be approximately 1,000 images per night, night after night, for as long as Rubin remains in operations.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The logos, the layout, even Apple and Google Pay are options.
    Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • The Visa, Mastercard and American Express logos on various credit and debit cards beside a U.S. $1 bill.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Biographer Robin Givhan talks about how Virgil Abloh, the dynamic, game-changing subject of her latest work, broke barriers, changed paradigms, and reshaped the worlds of fashion and art, with a special nod to the role of Black music and themes of freedom and joy.
    Essence, Essence, 7 July 2025
  • The agency is targeting professionals at the intersection of arts and technology for recruitment, CIA officers told The Times, and continues to cooperate with entertainment giants to inspire the next generation of creative spies.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025

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“Pictograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictograph. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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