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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
Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
This Zamalek store is light-filled and packed with table linens, bedding, and accessories hand-embroidered with palm trees, pyramids, and hieroglyphics.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets suggest pigeons were domesticated as early as 5,000 years ago, and hieroglyphic evidence suggests the Ancient Egyptians used them as messengers.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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Noun
Plumage has been in fashion since ancient Egypt, when ostrich feathers were used to decorate fans and even appeared in hieroglyphics.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
This Zamalek store is light-filled and packed with table linens, bedding, and accessories hand-embroidered with palm trees, pyramids, and hieroglyphics.
—Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Below, 30 lines of hieroglyphic text are engraved in the stone.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets suggest pigeons were domesticated as early as 5,000 years ago, and hieroglyphic evidence suggests the Ancient Egyptians used them as messengers.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyphic
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Alpencamper View gallery - 13 images Most bicycle campers just tow, but there are some that flip, that drop, that pitch and that straight blow up.—
C.C. Weiss
May 01,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
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However, the image of the Indigenous man is still featured around the campus, including in a large mural in the gym.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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The majesty of the natural world and the incomprehensible vastness of space are almost infinitely rearrangeable variables for documentarians.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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Arthur is a creepy dude, a generic-looking cellphone store employee with an incomprehensible plan.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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After all, coaches want a sure thing when millions are being spent on revenue sharing and name, image and likeness compensation.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Individual states, including New York and California, already have right-of-publicity laws that prevent unauthorized commercial use of a person’s image and likeness.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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But when a mysterious aircraft sinks into the ocean, Ally’s peaceful world is suddenly thrown into danger and is thrust into a journey real-life marine creatures as the film explores themes of friendship and courage.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Last House is about a family of four who are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat keeping them trapped.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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Others include the spectrometric, the iconographic, the gemological, and the horny.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Named after its founder, Italian art collector and writer Achille Bertarelli, the collection comprises different iconographic materials, estimated to be around 1 million pieces, including maps, posters, ex libris, postcards, ancient and modern art graphics, as well as architects’ archives.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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And don’t forget to visit Bonampak in Chiapas to see stunning murals that depict Mayan culture with drawings of sacrifices and wars that took place in the classical and post-classical eras.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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The April 27 drawing marked the first time a player matched all winning numbers to claim the jackpot.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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However, the Echoes From the Past creators made the puzzling and terrifying artistic choice to have VR visitors ride outside the sub during the descent.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Everyone already knows about the Red Sox’s struggles, especially at the plate, but the Mariners and Tigers’ early slumps have been equally puzzling.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Millwall was blindsided by the educational pamphlet that featured the southeast London club’s badge edited onto an illustration of a Ku Klux Klan robe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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But quantum mechanically, position and momentum can’t be simultaneously defined for any quantum of matter or energy; that’s one clear illustration of an inherent contradiction between these two frameworks for viewing the Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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