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The pictograph is read from right to left at the beginning, then each subsequent line is read from the opposite direction of the previous.
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Carin Schoppmeyer, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Lower Pecos River Region — Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas
(Credit: Arabel Mortimer/Shutterstock)
More than 300 pictograph sites have been documented in the caves, overhangs, and rocks in the Lower Pecos River Region.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
The temporal framing for the exhibition, 1780s to 1920s, comes from the pictograph in which each year is marked by a picture or a glyph that marks an important event that happened in that year.
—Carin Schoppmeyer, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Winter counts follow the tradition of creating a pictograph, a record in which a single image or glyph each represent important historical events within a certain community
This is a Northern Plains creation and catalogs more than 130 years, spanning 1785 to 1922.
—April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 12 Sep. 2024
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Carin Schoppmeyer, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Lower Pecos River Region — Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas
(Credit: Arabel Mortimer/Shutterstock)
More than 300 pictograph sites have been documented in the caves, overhangs, and rocks in the Lower Pecos River Region.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
The temporal framing for the exhibition, 1780s to 1920s, comes from the pictograph in which each year is marked by a picture or a glyph that marks an important event that happened in that year.
—Carin Schoppmeyer, arkansasonline.com, 22 Sep. 2024
Winter counts follow the tradition of creating a pictograph, a record in which a single image or glyph each represent important historical events within a certain community
This is a Northern Plains creation and catalogs more than 130 years, spanning 1785 to 1922.
—April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictograph
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The new theory posits that the monument’s stones, sourced from distant regions, served as symbols of political alliances, possibly after unrest.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Many theories exist as to the original purpose of Stonehenge, including a burial site, astronomical observatory, religious or worship site, some sort of gesture or symbol, or a place of ritual or healing.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Mega Millions 02-20-51-56-67, Mega Ball: 19, Megaplier: 2 Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 21 Dec. 2024
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What are the Mega Millions drawing days? Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Eastern time or 9 p.m. Arizona time.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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His other attributes — physicality, grit and grime — needn’t be, and haven’t been the past few weeks.Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, these attributes often perpetuate barriers that exclude talented individuals, particularly those with disabilities.Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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America’s most popular airline routes (by Melvin Backman) SURPRISING DISCOVERIES Fifty years ago this weekend, scientists radioed a distant cluster of stars a pictogram using binary code.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
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The Indus Valley people carved about 400 symbols into stone seals—some animal pictograms, others abstract shapes.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2024
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No standard-issue heartthrob, Law began his career as a veritable emblem of intimidating, unattainable, sometimes self-sabotaging male beauty.Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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For photographer Amanda Lopez, her image goes beyond religion, serving as a powerful emblem of home.Pablo Valdivia, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Footage and images from the scene match the scene shown in the Facebook video, showing the same small white plane in the same position on the side of the highway.Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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In preliminary tests, the model excels at three critical tasks: segmentation (dividing images into distinct anatomical parts), classification (categorizing images based on medical conditions), and visual localization (precisely identifying specific features like fractures or tumors).Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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With stacks of Nike shoeboxes, Jordan Brand drawstring bags and winter coats, and apparel boasting the logos of local sports teams — even the Mets — kids were able to leave in style.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The punk band the Offspring expressed its admiration by selling bootleg merchandise with the company’s logo.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Of course, the museum’s art collection will be peppered throughout the property.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Imagen 3: Google's new text-to-image model that creates images with refined detail, lighting, and composition in various art styles.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Pictograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictograph. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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