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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Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
The annual list, compiled from Social Security card applications submitted at birth, offers a snapshot of the names parents across the country chose most often in 2025.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
In this snapshot from the Red Planet, Martian dust covers a penny that has traveled farther than any human (so far).
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 May 2026
At the show, the company demoed a rotating snapshot of potential functions, such as displaying a greeting, battery life status, the weather, and whether the robot had flipped into sleep mode.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 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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