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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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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
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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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The images of Till’s mutilated corpse stayed in young Ali’s mind.Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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In particular, Leavitt would scrutinize images of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, and had identified 1,800 variable stars within them.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Because Lynch’s whole deal was about engagement — connection through friction, comprehension through acknowledging the incomprehensible world all around us, empathy by way of bridging the gap between disparate concepts.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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The people who tend Altadena’s venerable deodar cedars have suffered incomprehensible community losses this week, but Santa Rosa Avenue, a.k.a.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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At camp, mom Paola showed off her ring with likenesses of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on it.Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2025
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The eight-foot-tall likeness of the famous author will stand at the garden of Seamen’s Bethel.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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The mysterious news promised by the Grammy winner was initially set to go live on Tuesday (Jan. 14).DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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His drawings show the tail positions and facial expressions wolves use to communicate with other pack members.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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Both shows consist of drawings, photographs and sculptures, most of which were first conceived or produced in the 1970s and 1980s.Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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What makes this casting choice more puzzling is that Milo Manheim sings and plays guitar with a rock god’s swagger as the Voice of Johnny.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Yet the care in making sure the reveal went off without a hitch makes the concerns about Armstrong’s associations outside of and prior to joining Linkin Park all the more puzzling.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2024
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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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After leaving the group in 1995, right when its success was cresting, Williams transformed himself from potential pop-culture footnote into icon.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Hieroglyphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hieroglyphic. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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