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a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
A tomb inscribed with hieroglyphs.
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Eventually, Proto-Sinaitic script, which transformed some hieroglyphs into alphabetic letters, emerged in the Sinai Peninsula around 1900 B.C.E.
Scholars have long thought that this was when the alphabet was invented, as Schwartz says in a statement.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
The entrance was decorated with reliefs and hieroglyphs depicting Repyt; a door frame on the opposite side depicts the fertility god Min alongside two rarely shown decans, or stars that measure the passage of time at night, as well as a falcon and ibis heads.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
One comic artist tells a story through shadows behind the curtains of a window; another, with hieroglyphs the reader must decipher with the help of a legend.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
One of the most intriguing discoveries was a bronze sword engraved with the cartouche of Ramses, or hieroglyphs arranged in an oval representing his name.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
The entrance was decorated with reliefs and hieroglyphs depicting Repyt; a door frame on the opposite side depicts the fertility god Min alongside two rarely shown decans, or stars that measure the passage of time at night, as well as a falcon and ibis heads.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
One comic artist tells a story through shadows behind the curtains of a window; another, with hieroglyphs the reader must decipher with the help of a legend.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
One of the most intriguing discoveries was a bronze sword engraved with the cartouche of Ramses, or hieroglyphs arranged in an oval representing his name.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyph
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What Makary decides to do will go a long way in determining the extent to which Kennedy is able to remake American health in his image.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Benedict Chiu, United States, 2023 A member of a famous K-Pop boy band whose face has been disfigured by an accident must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tickets cost $2 and can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times vary by state.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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Powerball drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Scott is magnificent in the role, but this is no simple rah-rah portrait of a true American hero.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Guests will be given a welcome portrait with the first interactive QR code of the series.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Voters for best organic picture tend to keep things gritty and real — otherwise why exclude machine creations in the first place?—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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The winner of the Oscar for best picture is always controversial.—
Hannah Madlener,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
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In his 2020 speech, Trump staged a surprise reunion with a soldier and his family and bestowed the presidential Medal of Freedom upon conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Doherty was an '80s, '90s and 2000s pop culture icon best known for her roles as Heather Duke in 1988's cult classic film Heathers, Brenda Walsh on the beloved teen soap Beverly Hills 90210, and as Prue Halliwell on Charmed.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Wrinkle Pen immediately plumps fine lines, and long-term erases etching.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Experts say the etchings were engraved there to ward off evil, trap demons and—in one case—curse an enemy.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Hieroglyph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyph. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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