photo op

noun

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Outside of photo ops and architectural interests, there are 70 miles of bridleways, more than 18 miles of hiking trails, and 30 miles of mountain biking paths. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025 Wambsganss supporters crowded around her for photo ops at Niki’s Italian Bistro and Piano Bar. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025 Venice, which begins at the tail end of August, is all glitz and a gloss of European worldliness, perfect for photo ops of big stars in boats along canals and for the canceled to test the waters to see how temperate the reception for their return might be. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 But beneath the photo ops and nostalgia also lies a strategic alliance born of mutual need. Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for photo op

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of photo op was in 1981

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“Photo op.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20op. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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