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a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics
A tomb inscribed with hieroglyphs.
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Recent Examples of hieroglyph
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
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
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Opportunity drawing tickets are available for a chance to win beautiful earrings designed by John Matty Co. or a gift card to Isola Boutique, according to a news release.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Lotto 47 ticket was bought in Grand Rapids for the Nov. 27 drawing.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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Killam unleashed a roundhouse kick for his portrait.—
T. M. Brown,
The New Yorker,
3 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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Philadelphia is 20-38 on the season and currently outside of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Their findings paint a more complicated picture, one that her mother has denied.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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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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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 12 Mar. 2025.
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