ideograph

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Noun
  • This erroneous belief that all Chinese characters are ideograms — symbols that express ideas directly, without language — remains widespread today in the West.
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Organizations that successfully fought for voting rights, educational opportunity, and political representation did not always cultivate the next generation of leadership with the same effectiveness.
    Basil Smikle, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
  • The broadcast journalist, whose firing in early June from the newsmagazine made national headlines, has signed with CAA for representation, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Some examples took more direct cues—such as the collectible Egyptian Pattern bracelets and brooches similar to 1924 examples depicting hieroglyphs.
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
  • Pieces of papyrus or stone, with hieroglyphs sometimes incomplete, were recreated as a precious trio of clips, each with Fragment in their name.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Like that 1851 depiction of Washington, these portraits smudge the details of history in favor of a fantasy.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Friendship was a tender, absurd depiction of a one-sided, quasi-platonic infatuation.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Cops released an image of him aboard the bus wearing a white hoodie and are asking the public’s help tracking him down.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • Some satellite images even show evidence of fire damage, consistent with reports of firefighters supporting the emergency response.
    Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Disneyland park maps are probably the most common free souvenirs at the Disney theme park that include celebration buttons, character stickers, Autopia driver’s licenses, Indiana Jones hieroglyphics decoder cards, Animation Academy character drawings and Oga’s Cantina cocktail coasters.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • Egyptian hieroglyphics indicate that the art of sugar confectionery was established at least 3,000 years ago.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Yashica Boy version features the brand’s sailor mascot, inspired by classic Japanese illustration and seaside adventure.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 June 2026
  • The military cooperation is a stark illustration of the recent reversal in the relationship between the US and Venezuela.
    Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • During the 0-0 draw between Ecuador and Curaçao at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, locals noted online that Ecuador’s manager, Sebastián Beccacece, bears a striking resemblance to the local legal phenomenon.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
  • These slip-ons bear a striking resemblance to Field’s pair with a simple black upper and white platform soles.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
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“Ideograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ideograph. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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