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Recent Examples of pictograph
The rock art consists of a collection of petroglyphs and pictographs found inside a small cave next to the trail.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
Hang out at the famous black sand beach or meander the six miles of trails through ancient sites and pictographs.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
Understanding that motifs from seals are directly related to the pictographs that would eventually lay the foundation for the first writing system shows how meaning was transferred from motifs to script, the study authors said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Participants also can join field trips to Mine Wash and pictograph and petroglyph sites.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
Hang out at the famous black sand beach or meander the six miles of trails through ancient sites and pictographs.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
Understanding that motifs from seals are directly related to the pictographs that would eventually lay the foundation for the first writing system shows how meaning was transferred from motifs to script, the study authors said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Participants also can join field trips to Mine Wash and pictograph and petroglyph sites.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictograph
Noun
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The barrister's wig is worn in courts across the United Kingdom as a symbol of authority, with its use dating back to the 1600s.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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The coffee shop owners are also accused of using symbols of violence against Jews in the names of their drinks and a mural painted on an exterior side wall of the building, prosecutors said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Explore the latest lottery news & results When are the West Virginia Lottery drawings held?—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
31 May 2025
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The book explores Tessa’s discovery of both the public and private history that her family had fled, told in expressionistic black and white drawings over nearly 400 pages.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Maybe being great at 10 out of 10 things makes a team member an A-plus, but if someone just has 7 out of 10, then focus on enhancing those key attributes even more.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Blue has all the attributes needed to be a great rescue dog to the right home and family.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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But decoding the pictograms could be a culturally and historically significant task.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
5 Mar. 2025
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Labels typically include warning pictograms and complex regulatory information in various formats.—
Jeanette Rohr,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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In the 19th century, Americans of color would take Haiti as an emblem of possibility, one that helped bolster pride and engender action.—
Time,
Time,
9 June 2025
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Compared to those debts, however, credit card debt can feel like an emblem of incautious spending, poor planning or bad budgeting.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
9 June 2025
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Any federal agent using Clearview or an alternative can take the same footage and run facial images to find matches across photos scraped from social sites.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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All circled the same themes: surveillance, body image, sadism, hyperfemininity, male (heterosexual) desire and women’s obligation to fulfill it.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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When Robinson dived the site again earlier this year, a second plate branded with the logo was found.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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However, exposure to steam can cause logos and other design elements to melt or peel.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2025
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Bojack producer Lisa Hanawalt is the supervising producer and designed the series’ original art.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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His incredibly detailed lithographic art, often of the surgical theater, greeted everyone who stepped through his office doors.—
CHRISTINA MAYO,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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“Pictograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictograph. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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