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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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
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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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Aerial images captured by drones are loaded onto maps made with geographic information system (GIS) technology.—
Ryan Lanclos,
Forbes,
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
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Just as name, image and likeness laws vary widely from state to state, these new memorandums of understanding (MOUs) being drafted by colleges also vary widely.—
Karen Weaver,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The retired Philadelphia Eagles center is sharing his theory that the famed Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty was actually based on his likeness.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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During the course of the series, Mullen's investigation into the cyberattack unearths the mysterious weapon.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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There are dramatic headlines, nonsensical abbreviations and mysterious trends that seem to erase people’s money.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 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,
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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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
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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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By contrast, some of the biggest icons of the women’s game – Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova, for example – are high-profile members of the LGBTQ community, while current world No. 12 Daria Kasatkina came out in 2022.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
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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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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