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Recent Examples of ideogram
The encrusted object clearly qualified as cultural property, even more so when the treasure hunters cleaned it up, revealing that the shining chunk was actually an ingot stamped with Chinese ideograms.
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Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
And as a sign of the ideogram’s lasting appeal, Hadid was photographed in New York City earlier this week wearing a cropped T-shirt with the yellow icon — albeit the brand was unknown.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 July 2024
The artist’s small paintings are as dense and provocative as his large ones — tiny worlds full of ideograms, like tarot cards.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
However, using numbers is not allowed under those rules, and using pictures, like an emoji or ideogram, in a name is expressly forbidden.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 26 May 2020
Much like the previous set introduced last year, Emoji 13.0 promotes inclusion and diversity, with ideograms of gender-neutral brides and grooms, Santa Claus, and bottle-feeding parents in various skin tones.
—cleveland, 30 Jan. 2020
Luxurious hotels, casinos, and nightclubs merge with gray buildings, European remains, and Taoist temples, in a city full of ideogram signs, and unmistakable smells and sounds.
—Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020
Spanish filled the airwaves; the ideograms and characters of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian languages covered the store signs, sparking an angry nativist movement.
—Héctor Tobar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
Derived from an ancient African writing system, the ideograms are an Ekpuk trademark.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 June 2019
Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
And as a sign of the ideogram’s lasting appeal, Hadid was photographed in New York City earlier this week wearing a cropped T-shirt with the yellow icon — albeit the brand was unknown.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 July 2024
The artist’s small paintings are as dense and provocative as his large ones — tiny worlds full of ideograms, like tarot cards.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2023
However, using numbers is not allowed under those rules, and using pictures, like an emoji or ideogram, in a name is expressly forbidden.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 26 May 2020
Much like the previous set introduced last year, Emoji 13.0 promotes inclusion and diversity, with ideograms of gender-neutral brides and grooms, Santa Claus, and bottle-feeding parents in various skin tones.
—cleveland, 30 Jan. 2020
Luxurious hotels, casinos, and nightclubs merge with gray buildings, European remains, and Taoist temples, in a city full of ideogram signs, and unmistakable smells and sounds.
—Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020
Spanish filled the airwaves; the ideograms and characters of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other Asian languages covered the store signs, sparking an angry nativist movement.
—Héctor Tobar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019
Derived from an ancient African writing system, the ideograms are an Ekpuk trademark.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideogram
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This scene also reveals something that gets to the heart of many corporate diversity initiatives and the limitations of representation.—
Banseka Kayembe,
refinery29.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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This includes integrating data from urban, suburban and rural populations, ensuring representation across racial and ethnic groups, and accounting for socioeconomic and lifestyle differences that impact health outcomes. 3.—
Sanjay Juneja,
Forbes,
17 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 first sliver of light in the east revealed their movable aviary, a box of netted scaffolding the size of a barn, with a few dozen birds perched in silhouette, like hieroglyphs.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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In this twilight zone, extreme closeups of Maddie and Frank’s terrified eyes, the sudden depiction of the road in soft focus, and the forest’s AI-like rendering are downright disorienting.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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This depiction of Black life—free of stereotypes and full of dignity—was groundbreaking at a time when such representations were rare.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
12 Mar. 2025
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The feeling of the photographer’s vivid images were brought to life by a mix of smoky Port Ellen and sunny Clynelish.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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One of the most enduring images in F*cktoys is when AP and Danni ride through town on their motorbike, their increasingly disheveled appearances marking the passage of time and the difficulty of their journey.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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To the untrained eye, these raw records might as well be written in hieroglyphics.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The photograph was taken in Greene’s dining room, where a friend had scribbled what looked to be a series of hieroglyphics, a perfect backdrop for the psychedelic vibe.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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But along with the angry calls and Facebook messages, Vito’s has been praised and thanked for hanging the illustration.—
Lorena O'Neil,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps there is no greater illustration of that mindset than his assault on one of the significant numbers in professional basketball: 20,000 points.—
Jim Owczarski,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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He's got a little sidekick over there named Mark Paoletta who is one of the people in the portrait with Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo and Clarence Thomas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Enter the boardroom and there is a framed portrait of Arend on the left-hand wall.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Ideogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideogram. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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