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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
John Oseid, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The edition in the Mercantile was published in 1614 and comprises of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024
Kimberly H. Breuer, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
One of the most famous archaeological finds in history, the stone slab allowed scholars to decipher hieroglyphs for the first time, presenting the same statement in hieroglyphic script, Demotic and ancient Greek.
—Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The rare Bronze Age hieroglyphic Luwian Seal comes from a people who lived between the Mycenaeans in Greece and the Hittites in Central Anatolia.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The edition in the Mercantile was published in 1614 and comprises of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Maya scribes kept accounts of the astronomical observations in codices, hieroglyphic folding books made from fig bark paper.
—Kimberly H. Breuer, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
One of the most famous archaeological finds in history, the stone slab allowed scholars to decipher hieroglyphs for the first time, presenting the same statement in hieroglyphic script, Demotic and ancient Greek.
—Kate McMahon, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyphic
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The social media user who first shared the image identified it as inauthentic in a follow-up post.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Police on Tuesday released images of the thief in the hope someone may recognize her.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Also, incomprehensible to anyone that understands water policy in the state.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Humans may occasionally make seemingly random, incomprehensible, and inconsistent mistakes, but such occurrences are rare and often indicative of more serious problems.—
Bruce Schneier,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Jan. 2025
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He’s signed a name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $7 million.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Then the offers of name, image and likeness payments started pouring in.—
Bruce Schoenfeld,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The groundbreaking find, the researchers claim, could reshape our understanding of the universe and its most powerful and mysterious signals.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Several years later, Hoffa disappeared under mysterious circumstances and was never seen again.—
David Wharton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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At age five, his depiction of Tom Mix snagged him a gold medal in the John Wanamaker department store's drawing contest.—
Etelka Lehoczky,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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The ticket matched five winning Powerball numbers and the Power Play multiplier, but not the Powerball, in the drawing Saturday, Jan. 18, the national Powerball site said.—
Don Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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What made this call even more puzzling was the fact that replays showed To'oTo'o's hit appeared to make more contact with his own teammate than with Mahomes himself.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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One of the more puzzling things to observe over the past many years in higher education is the lack of scrutiny, or even basic curiosity, about online colleges and online college programs.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes,
17 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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And unlike the cylinder seals, the hundreds of iconographic signs attributed to proto-cuneiform have only ever been found on tablets in southern Iraq.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
5 Nov. 2024
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Chalamet also reflected on his role as the folk icon, which follows his 2023 film Wonka.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2025
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It’s been four years since the Rockies traded away a franchise icon (third baseman Nolan Arenado) to St. Louis, with cash, for a pitcher (Austin Gomber) and four prospects who never panned out.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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