as in image
a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
The statue had an inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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as in incomprehensible
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Recent Examples of hieroglyphic
Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
Snapping a pic of hieroglyphics in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
Think of each as equivalent to a hieroglyphic image.
—Warren Cornwall, science.org, 5 July 2024
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Noun
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
Snapping a pic of hieroglyphics in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The Rosetta Stone is inscribed with the same text in different scripts; Demotic, hieroglyphic and Greek.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 18 Sep. 2024
Think of each as equivalent to a hieroglyphic image.
—Warren Cornwall, science.org, 5 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hieroglyphic
Noun
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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
Adjective
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In a twist that’s almost incomprehensible today, the Chinese government even officially adopted the US State Department’s method for reporting air quality.—
Zeyi Yang,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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This defendant’s actions are incomprehensible, and he will be held accountable.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Hawkeyes have struggled to attract elite talent because of their shallow pool of funds for name, image and likeness compensation, though McCaffery’s 2025 class is ranked fifth in the Big Ten by the 247Sports composite.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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The music, name and likeness of Notorious B.I.G. will soon have a new home as the late rapper’s estate is close to signing a deal with Primary Wave, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.—
Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After his first game since Feb. 26, Porziņģis detailed his long journey back from a mysterious illness.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Everyone is a suspect, and there’s a lot of buildup to finding out what happened at a fateful St. Patrick’s Day party 15 years prior — especially when Chelsea (Ilana Glazer) makes a mysterious reference to an incident that made the entire school ostracize her.—
Marianne Eloise,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.—
Don Sweeney,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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
Adjective
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Nonetheless, his recent slump is somewhat puzzling.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Merz’s gamble is all the more puzzling because immigration is only one of voters’ many major concerns.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2025
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,
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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The '60s icon worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement but also faced ostracization for his sexuality.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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The short summary: Patrick drives snakes from Ireland and becomes a global icon; Brigid establishes Ireland’s first co-educational monastery and pioneers gender equality, yet remains in his shadow.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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