Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictographs
Noun
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Strange rituals conducted by children unfold on the beach; dance parties at the big club devolve into fever dream bacchanals; cryptic, threatening symbols appear near the rental house.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026 -
The group was told not to wear visible Jewish symbols.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While beautiful at first, once all of the Instagram pictures were taken, the open-air space started to get old for me.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the other, a 9-year-old Khimberly held drawings and pictures for a school project.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Luckily for investigators, the plant has some appropriately spooky attributes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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Individual results may vary depending on patient-specific attributes and other factors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Winning The Pick numbers 03-15-17-19-21-31 Check The Pick payouts and previous drawings here.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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When are the Hoosier Lottery drawings held?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The vishaps’ consistent ties to water sources, their polished surfaces and their precise placement in harsh alpine zones point to a widespread belief system in which water itself was sacred and required such totems of appreciation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Dec. 2025
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Among the totems, knickknacks, and ephemera in Will Shortz’s home-cum-museum, and one of his favorite items, is a copy of the 1924 book inscribed by Dick Simon and Max Schuster, sent to its source of inspiration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Business emblems have permeated pro sports—sewn onto jerseys, stamped onto equipment, digitally plastered behind players.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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On the contrary, even its most outlandish and grotesque inventions are portrayed tastefully, with a sheen of aesthetic refinement that turns the most intensely emotional moments into emblems of emotion.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The award recognizes those who support the foundation’s mission to allow students to develop to their full potential as artists, scholars, and citizens, and to provide equitable access to arts education at the Boston Arts Academy.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Student in highly competitive high school learns that focusing on arts plus taking only one AP class equals an object of ridicule.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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There were no paths, leaving artworks in the landscape for people to stumble across unexpectedly.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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For Art Recognition, however, a landmark moment arrived in late 2024 when a Swiss auction house used the company’s research to back the sale of three artworks.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Pictographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictographs. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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