iconographic

variants or iconographical

Examples of iconographic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even the crowning scene of Huston sliding down a gigantic American flag (an iconographic protest reimagined in De Palma’s 1981 Blow Out) symbolizes a patriot/patriarch duality. Armond White, National Review, 16 Aug. 2023 Andy Wainwright Despite their seeming austerity and intellectual heft — mathematical exactitude, strict forms, iconographic echoes — Careau’s sculptures are as approachable and adaptable as scissors, a compass, or a trowel, and as filled with potential. Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023 Instead, saints with the iconographic power of Mayan deities lined the walls. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023 However, there was no physical evidence of the custom beyond iconographic and literary sources—until now. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for iconographic 

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“Iconographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iconographic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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