snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät 
1
: a casual photograph made typically by an amateur with a small handheld camera
2
: an impression or view of something brief or transitory
a snapshot of life back then
Examples of snapshot in a Sentence
fans excitedly took snapshots of the rock star as he dashed into the hotel
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Traditional security testing is a snapshot in time, while agentic AI is a continuous movie.
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Joan Vendrell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The 50-year-old baseball icon shared photos from Ella’s special day via Instagram on Wednesday, May 20–and Cynthia appears in a few snapshots.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 21 May 2026
Everything from Earth images to snapshots inside the space station can be incredibly helpful in scientific investigations.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 May 2026
What’s more, the stronger neutron beam will also improve data quality, because the team can now rotate samples during experiments rather than relying on static snapshots of materials.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
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Joan Vendrell, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
The 50-year-old baseball icon shared photos from Ella’s special day via Instagram on Wednesday, May 20–and Cynthia appears in a few snapshots.
—Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 21 May 2026
Everything from Earth images to snapshots inside the space station can be incredibly helpful in scientific investigations.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 May 2026
What’s more, the stronger neutron beam will also improve data quality, because the team can now rotate samples during experiments rather than relying on static snapshots of materials.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
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snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät
: a photograph taken usually with a small hand-held camera
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