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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Textbooks often depict the final snapshot of the 101st Airborne paratroopers leading students up the school steps in 1957 as the finale to the desegregation crisis in Little Rock.
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Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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Time, 4 Sep. 2025
In one of the snapshots, the diva is shown wearing a colorful flower crown reminiscent of the iconic painter Frida Kahlo’s signature style.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
Here’s a snapshot of how five different sportswear companies — Lafayette 148, L’Agence, Ramy Brook Cinq à Sept and LoveShackFancy — are planning their businesses for the last four months of the year, and what’s on their minds regarding tariffs, prices and international expansion.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Level three indicates the mastery of grade-level content, according to the snapshot.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snapshot. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät
: a photograph taken usually with a small hand-held camera
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