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Recent Examples of pictogram
Akkadian was written in cuneiform, a system invented by the Sumerians that involves engraving pictograms and symbols into clay with a reed stylus.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Nevertheless, Kurita’s pictograms bear little resemblance to modern emojis and were more akin to the Macintosh pictograms created by Susan Kare in 1984.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
The political history of the Olympic pictogram by Kim Hew-Low
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—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Each card has a point value and a pictogram that tells you which tiles on the board the card affects relative to its position.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 26 Feb. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Nevertheless, Kurita’s pictograms bear little resemblance to modern emojis and were more akin to the Macintosh pictograms created by Susan Kare in 1984.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
The political history of the Olympic pictogram by Kim Hew-Low
This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Each card has a point value and a pictogram that tells you which tiles on the board the card affects relative to its position.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 26 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictogram
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The monument boundary includes sacred sites, ancient trails, historic properties, cultural areas, religious sites, petroglyphs, geoglyphs and pictographs, according to the White House.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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The rock art consists of a collection of petroglyphs and pictographs found inside a small cave next to the trail.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
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Newsom sent a letter on Friday inviting the incoming president to California to meet with fire victims, survey the devastation in Los Angeles County and join him in thanking first responders.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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His teammates and coaches brace for the whistle — after all, by the letter of the NBA rulebook, these are fouls.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 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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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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Gyllenhaal’s model comes in 18-karat yellow gold and features a white dial with Roman numerals and a blue alligator strap.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025
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At the stroke of midnight, the lights on the New Year’s Eve ball will be turned off, while the numerals of 2025 will be illuminated high above Times Square.Jane Levere, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ferreira struggles a bit more to find the depth in her role; her character comes off as merely a cipher, a stand-in for an audience similarly positioned as outsiders.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Editor’s picks For decades, Patricia McGlone was a cipher, a ghost.Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Pictogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictogram. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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