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pictographs

noun

plural of pictograph
1
as in symbols

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as in pictures

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictographs
  1. symbols
  2. pictures
  3. attributes
  4. drawings
  5. totems
  6. arts
  7. emblems
  8. artworks
Noun
  • On Wednesday, the state board authorized its staff to file trademark registration and licensing papers with the federal government on symbols from all of Georgia’s 33 public colleges.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For the two time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP, time and the clock continue to be meaningful symbols.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of symbols
Noun
  • Cuoco also added a few mirror selfies of her baby belly, as well as pictures from throughout her pregnancy so far.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Nine deaths bring nine funerals and the front pages of the two local newspapers, the Middlesbrough Gazette and the Northern Echo, both carry pictures of the previous day’s ceremony for PC Matthew Blades in nearby Hartlepool.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • Inside each of those branches are the attributes that lead to either success or failure.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Brands whose attributes are incomplete, inconsistent or formatted for humans to read rather than machines will simply not be found.
    — Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of attributes
Noun
  • Two Publix shoppers split Wednesday’s only jackpot hit among the Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5 and Powerball drawings, one of whom played at a store with its third jackpot win in four months.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Karma starts off the season with paintings and drawings spanning the 1970s to the aughts by the late New York painter Yvonne Jacquette.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of drawings
Noun
  • The Keeper collar, one of the brand’s bestsellers, can be reconfigured with different totems and tassels, while Moubayed expects the Totem chain to be another strong performer.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • If the likes of Richter, Immendorff, and Polke were established totems of German art when Koether was starting out, there were also younger figures in the limelight.
    — Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of totems
Noun
  • The news is likely quite welcome at the National Gallery, which, like many arts institutions around the world, has struggled to regain its financial footing years after the Covid-19 crisis.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The endowed gift will be used for historic preservation, land conservation, young women’s education, animals, arts and vulnerable populations.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of arts
Noun
  • People choose emblems, like a star or a flower, for a little flair.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The moment taps a broader wartime tradition in Ukraine, where heroic dogs, cats and rescuers become national emblems — and American gestures of solidarity carry growing political weight.
    — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of emblems
Noun
  • Are prisoners in Nazi concentration camps not the legal owners of artworks they were forced to make by their SS persecutors?
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The artworks on display provide a unique perspective on a communal garden, co-created by local artists and residents.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of artworks
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“Pictographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictographs. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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