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a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
The statue had an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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Recent Examples of hieroglyphic
M. Leona Godin, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
But the mathematics underlying the chart is unfathomably complex, a combination of equations that make hieroglyphics seem self-explanatory.
—Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Written in three scripts—Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic—the stone allowed scholars, most notably Jean-François Champollion in the early 19th century, to decipher the meaning of hieroglyphs for the first time.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Running my fingers over the ancient hieroglyphics carved into the sarcophagus felt transgressive and delicious.
—M. Leona Godin, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
But the mathematics underlying the chart is unfathomably complex, a combination of equations that make hieroglyphics seem self-explanatory.
—Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The ostraca were written in hieroglyphic scripts, along with Egyptian demotic and Greek.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Written in three scripts—Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic—the stone allowed scholars, most notably Jean-François Champollion in the early 19th century, to decipher the meaning of hieroglyphs for the first time.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyphic
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The images feature the brand’s ready-to-wear, custom and bespoke suits, the latter of which are available by appointment with the company’s master tailor.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The New Yorker received the National Magazine Award for photography, winning for images illustrating three very distinct stories.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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When technology changes so quickly that even Millennials are shaking their heads at Gen Z’s incomprehensible habits, what chance do ageing parents have to stay a step ahead of their kids?—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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This is something incomprehensible to any human being.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps Musk will give a ride on the ship to some of those superfluous former government workers, rendering them immigrants in his likeness.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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Another likeness to New Orleans lies in the traces of Italian immigrant history, including the infamous family name on the storefront at Maceo Italian Spices and Imports.—
Mariah Tyler,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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The film follows a teenage girl who partners with a mysterious robot and an eccentric grifter to find her brother in a dystopian future.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Mar. 2025
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Apart is on its way — and has quite the mysterious cover to match.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
13 Mar. 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
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This is somewhat puzzling because a core tenet of cosmology is that at sufficiently large intergalactic scales, the universe’s properties and structure should be essentially the same in all directions.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
1 Apr. 2025
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As biologists studied the problem in the years after the initial detection, however, some noticed a puzzling pattern.—
ByWarren Cornwall,
science.org,
9 Jan. 2025
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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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Fashion icon Donatella Versace, who now serves as Versace’s chief brand ambassador, also used the platform to pay tribute to Markovic.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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The icon, fresh off her Oscar-winning role in Moonstruck, denied the allegation.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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