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Recent Examples of paparazzo
While sunbathing at the property, Kate didn’t know that about a mile away, a paparazzo was lurking in the shadows, capturing the private moment with a long-range lens camera.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The Mail on Sunday pulled CCTV footage which showed his staging the images with a paparazzo, bringing humiliation on Meghan, whose staff had been pleading for his privacy, days before the wedding.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
At one point, one of the dancers held a camera and microphone in front of Lorde, walking in front of her like a pseudo-paparazzo, the omnipresent sea of phone cameras below also capturing every move.
—Rachel Seo, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
After the show, a paparazzo captured McCartney heading to his car and asked how the concert was.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The Mail on Sunday pulled CCTV footage which showed his staging the images with a paparazzo, bringing humiliation on Meghan, whose staff had been pleading for his privacy, days before the wedding.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
At one point, one of the dancers held a camera and microphone in front of Lorde, walking in front of her like a pseudo-paparazzo, the omnipresent sea of phone cameras below also capturing every move.
—Rachel Seo, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
After the show, a paparazzo captured McCartney heading to his car and asked how the concert was.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paparazzo
Noun
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Serhiy, my photographer and fixer, stopped to study a bank of mailboxes in the stairwell.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Cohen has also been working on a documentary about Leaf, as well as a tender short film called Robert and June (and all the time in the world), a dual portrait of Leaf and her husband, the photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There aren't any first-party Canon options that achieve the same blurred look at this focal length, but Fujifilm system owners should consider spending more on the XF 16mm F1.4, and Sony photogs can get the E 15mm F1.4 G; both draw cleaner backgrounds but cost more.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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With a signature bright plum lip and highlight in her hair, Williams, 61, kept her people close but didn't shy away from the camera, allowing the fashion week photogs to capture her for a solid 15 minutes before retreating to one of the presentation's regal showrooms.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Paparazzo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paparazzo. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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