as in photograph
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
an album of wedding photos
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as in to photograph
to take a photograph of
photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine
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Recent Examples of photo
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
There’s a photo where there’s several hands coming at me with fans and spritzer.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
One photo shows Meghan and Harry together with Lili, while the second photo shows Lili posing alone outdoors.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 June 2026
When not writing or reading about science, Samantha enjoys traveling to new places and taking photos!
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 4 June 2026
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The galleries, replete with slogans, rainbows, and photos of activists, narrate the prehistory of the 44th president, as if the whole trajectory of the civil-rights movements pointed to his election.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
There’s a photo where there’s several hands coming at me with fans and spritzer.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
One photo shows Meghan and Harry together with Lili, while the second photo shows Lili posing alone outdoors.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 June 2026
When not writing or reading about science, Samantha enjoys traveling to new places and taking photos!
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo
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After Monroe’s death, Arnold embargoed the vast majority of her photographs of the star, in the hopes of protecting her image from media exploitation.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Belgian police found photographs of the Louvre — including the Galerie d’Apollon, where the jewels were displayed — on the cellphones of several Eastern European individuals arrested in Belgium on unrelated cargo-theft charges.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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Elysian Film Group Distribution Limited launched two years later, acquiring titles for the UK market, including Studio Ghibli pics The Boy and the Heron, which was a hit, and Earwig And The Witch.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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Ferguson also discussed why in recent years the biggest U.S. indie horror pics have come out of Vancouver.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Here are snapshots of the seven teams playing in the four group-stage games at Miami Stadium, with other teams joining the South Florida party in the Round of 32, Quarterfinals and Bronze Medal Third Place Game.—
Michelle Kaufman
May 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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As part of testing to catalogue the effect of the medication on their bodies, Shapiro took snapshots of their brains before and after.—
Ariana Eunjung Cha,
Washington Post,
28 May 2026
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“Photo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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