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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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While cameras didn't show the star too much during the game, another image of her during the second quarter summed up how Chiefs fans were feeling.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Beyond the popular image of federal bureaucrats in Washington are millions of workers across the country who work at veterans hospitals, labs, post offices and military bases.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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This is something incomprehensible to any human being.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The loss of Oakland’s MLB team and then the city’s greatest MLB son in the same year is an almost incomprehensible loss for fans like Peters, who feel abandoned by the league.—
Melissa Lockard,
The Athletic,
21 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday the Wall Street Journal had a story on brand companies in sports and that in 2024 $338 million was spent on name, image and likeness.—
Wally Hall,
arkansasonline.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Rock's current likeness will be featured in the upcoming WWE 2K25, out in March.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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That gusher of findings will include new observations of exoplanets—or planets orbiting other stars; new surveys of the structure of the Milky Way; and new studies of dark energy, the mysterious, invisible force that causes the universe to expand continuously at an ever-accelerating rate.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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Beyond mysterious Gathering new data about Venus is vital, Garvin pointed out, so that the next wave of exploration is grounded in what must be done first as scientists attempt to further reveal our sister world.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The tickets matched four of five winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Feb. 1, the California Lottery said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Feb. 2025
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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,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What’s puzzling is that, in both of these severe cases, the virus was not related to the virus that is circulating in cattle.—
Lisa M. Krieger,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Maybe the most puzzling part of this trade is Chicago’s role in all of it.—
James Mirtle,
The Athletic,
24 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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Some insiders speculate that A-list actors, musicians and sports icons who have not publicly announced their plans might still show up.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Cathedrals were beautifying public icons that often served the poor; yachts are designed to hide their splendors from the prying eyes of the riffraff.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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