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Recent Examples of ideograph
To integrate that useful principle into his encoding scheme, Zhi decided to index characters by their components—the simpler characters within each ideograph—using the first letter of each component’s pinyin spelling.
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Jing Tsu, Wired, 23 Jan. 2022
Jing Tsu, Wired, 23 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ideograph
Noun
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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.—
Lauren Collins,
The New Yorker,
22 July 2024
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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
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Data is the backbone of any AI solution, but most AI models are trained with existing datasets that lack representation of diverse groups.—
Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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As a result, Abbasi has separated from his U.S. representatives at Creative Arts Agency, Entertainment 360, and the law firm of Granderson Des Rochers, but still retains UK representation through Lark Management.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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Before the invention of alphabets, early writing systems—like hieroglyphs and cuneiform—used symbols representing objects or phonetic sounds.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Nov. 2024
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From Egyptian hieroglyphs to European folklore, these birds have been revered for their elegance and adaptability.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Spoiler alert ahead At the end of the show (spoiler alert), next to depictions of the downfall of a wellness scammer, the audience sees Lucy going for her chemotherapy treatments while also doing yoga, taking ice baths and meditating.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Whishaw listened to it a lot, but aside from those two tapes and essays about him by people who knew him, the depiction of Hujar was largely Whishaw’s own interpretation.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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But despite the media blitz projecting images of an unrelenting nationwide sweep, so far, the deportation of migrants is well below the monthly average during the Biden administration, and there is little evidence that ICE is arresting or detaining any more people than usual.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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For example, the site posts the flight path, images, coordinates, maps and information from news sources and social media posts for the Delta flight that rolled over in Toronto Pearson.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Running my fingers over the ancient hieroglyphics carved into the sarcophagus felt transgressive and delicious.—
M. Leona Godin,
AFAR Media,
3 Jan. 2025
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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
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Watch the video below for an illustration of the changes.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Blue Book will streamline the world of the books and real life, with scenes from Hilderbrand’s novels written in the 144-page guidebook alongside watercolor illustrations by artist Meredith Hanson, known for her paintings of Nantucket and local businesses on the island.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The actor, who does bear something of a resemblance to Jon Lovitz, sadly died in 2011.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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Due to a mix of recent legal changes and an uncertain policy landscape, residents in roughly half of American states have easy access to impairing hemp products that bear a strong resemblance to marijuana and are far less regulated.—
Katharine Neill Harris,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Ideograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideograph. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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