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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,
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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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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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The Fremen settings also feature hieroglyphic frescoes.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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That a person such as Loomer is in easy conversation with the president and the secretary of state is illustrative of our era.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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There is still emerging research on how hail forms so the NOAA graphic above is meant for illustrative purposes.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Ideographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideographic. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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