as in image
a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
The statue had an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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Recent Examples of hieroglyphic
David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Other artifacts included over 620 pottery pieces with a mix of hieroglyphics, Greek and demotic writings on them, bronze coins, precious stone beads and tools made of shells, among other items.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
The Rosetta Stone is inscribed with the same text in different scripts; Demotic, hieroglyphic and Greek.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
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Noun
This ancient inscription, carved in 196 BCE, was the key to unlocking the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Other artifacts included over 620 pottery pieces with a mix of hieroglyphics, Greek and demotic writings on them, bronze coins, precious stone beads and tools made of shells, among other items.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Writing systems, emerging around 3,500 BCE, evolved into hieroglyphic script on papyrus, stone, and coffins.
—Costa Beavin Pappas, ARTnews.com, 3 Jan. 2025
The Rosetta Stone is inscribed with the same text in different scripts; Demotic, hieroglyphic and Greek.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyphic
Noun
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The images of Francis washing the feet of young prisoners will forever be etched in our minds.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The asteroid is not fully visible in the first set of high-resolution images NASA released Monday, as the space rock is larger than Lucy's field of view.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Researching feels incomprehensible or inapplicable, especially as a business owner.—
Bree Manay,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The answer may not be satisfying, but maybe that’s the point: the crime was always going to be incomprehensible.—
Bailey Seybolt,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Financial considerations inevitably play a factor in the age of name, image and likeness.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the episode, though, her likeness is also uploaded into AI dolls.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some people are already well aware of Norse Atlantic, despite the company’s somewhat mysterious profile.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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She's just been visited by a mysterious mate named Donnie, who claims to be a friend of Harry's.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The eighty-one-year-old Crumb, dressed in a long dark coat and his trademark fedora and Coke-bottle glasses, looked over his drawings as if trying to place old acquaintances at a party.—
Bruce Handy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Night: 1-9-1 Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even more puzzling was the late move to bring in striker Odsonne Edouard from Crystal Palace to take up the second and last available Premier League loan, paying a large proportion of his considerable wages to boot.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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What may be more puzzling is how to stop the white-ball team from crashing and burning.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
9 Nov. 2024
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One of India’s leading contemporary artists, Singh (born 1937 in Baranagar) is renowned for her bold, figurative paintings—a distinct visual language rich in color, iconographic depth, and deep narrative.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The hip-hop icon, 53, shared a photo of himself and longtime wife Shante Broadus on Instagram.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Its significance is up there with the deaths of icons like Nelson Mandela or a British monarch.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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