pictograph

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Recent Examples of pictograph But before this, some of the brightest Chinese minds of the 20th century had to figure out a way to harness the complex pictographs that make up written Chinese into a typewriter, and later, a computer. Emily Feng, NPR, 5 July 2025 Weave through boulders and around desert plants to reach ancient pictographs emblazoned on the walls of skyscraper-high yardangs (tall rock formations sculpted by the wind), before catching your breath during a picnic lunch. Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025 Rock shelters are adorned with ancient Native American pictographs. Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 19 May 2025 See the dwellings of ancient Native American civilizations on the Seven Hollows Trail, or take the Rock House Cave Trail to a natural shelter displaying pictographs that were left by the native inhabitants. Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pictograph
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictograph
Noun
  • Although Lerner later resigned, the controversy became a lasting symbol of what Republicans call the weaponization of government against ideological opponents.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The two leaders also examined a display referencing the transatlantic cable, a symbol of 19th-century cooperation between the nations.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Florida, the winners of drawing games have about six months to cash in, according to lottery officials.
    Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • On another wall is Chris Drury’s rather beautiful circular drawing made from dust and ash.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Both Nomad bikes are perfectly capable analog bikes in their own right, a rare attribute in a market obsessed with offering ever more speed and range.
    William Roberson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Foster self-acceptance by regularly affirming your son’s inherent value, and the value of other young men, irrespective of any kind of achievements, characteristics, and physical attributes.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Exploding in popularity as digital chatting caught on—an ascent that accelerated when Apple, Google, and their fellow behemoths became emoji adopters—the pictograms acknowledged no national boundaries.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 2025
  • But decoding the pictograms could be a culturally and historically significant task.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On this rainy August night, there were plenty of American accents to be heard in the arena; concertgoers were given lanyards with light-up emblems in the shape of cameras, which evoked the album title while also making everyone look like a tourist.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Enter Lance, short for Lancelot, who helps guard the Patmos castle; the classic fortified structure is the company’s emblem.
    PJ Green September 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hey Alexa, create an image of traders popping champagne in the New York Stock Exchange.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In images taken from the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday, plumes of smoke could be seen rising above the city, which is the largest in the Gaza Strip.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cracker Barrel unveiled a sleek new logo this summer.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The Inspiron branding of the past is gone, pared down to a faint Dell logo on the lid, and nowhere else.
    Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Relph has been the arts center's arts learning specialist since its founding.
    Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Lenox, Massachusetts A mix of idyllic villages and pristine nature with a thriving art scene thrown in for good measure, The Berkshires region is dotted with lakes, mountains, and crimson and butterscotch leaves that tinge the autumn terrain.
    Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Pictograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictograph. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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