screenshotted; screenshotting; screenshots
: to capture a screenshot of (an image on a computer display)
"Amazing … Can you screenshot that and send it to me?"—
Laura Loomer
Laura Loomer… while you can prevent someone from forwarding an email, you can't stop them from screenshotting it and sending the image on.—Jon Porter
Jon PorterThe White House quickly deleted the tweet, but … somebody managed to screenshot it first.—Sophie Lloyd
Sophie LloydExamples of screenshot in a Sentence
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Information Qiling claimed to have stolen from Asahi included budget, contracts, and personal data, shown in some 29 images posted on its website, according to a screenshot of the site supplied by a cybersecurity firm, which requested not to be named because of sensitivity.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Visual intelligence also gets an upgrade as users can screenshot and search on the iPhone.
—James Powel, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
On this issue, the White House and Earle-Sears align -- she's also called for Jones to drop out, and has even cut an ad featuring screenshots of the aforementioned texts.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Information Qiling claimed to have stolen from Asahi included budget, contracts, and personal data, shown in some 29 images posted on its website, according to a screenshot of the site supplied by a cybersecurity firm, which requested not to be named because of sensitivity.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Save records in case of errors in the move
Student loan borrowers should screenshot and download important information about their accounts from their servicer and with Federal Student Aid on a monthly basis once notified that their servicer will change, Nierman said.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Visual intelligence also gets an upgrade as users can screenshot and search on the iPhone.
—James Powel, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Screenshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenshot. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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