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noun

ˈfō-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce photo (audio)
Definition of photonext
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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verb

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
Noun
There’s a famous photo of Porter in his father’s arms after Super Bowl XL. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 In a series of photos and videos released Wednesday, Sweeney can be seen naked or scantily clad, holding American footballs, a tennis racket or a baseball bat. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Click here for more photos of Michael Jordan’s former 1997 Ferrari 550 Maranello. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026 At the Large Hadron Collider, several particle cameras take photos of collisions. — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for photo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo
  1. photograph
  2. pic
  3. snapshot
Noun
  • The collection on display in the museum includes 13 paintings from the master and some 40 sculptures, furniture and photographs.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Fight over religious practices and the First Amendment A fight for the right to wear a hijab in a booking photograph has also come to the forefront.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of photograph
Noun
  • The news was just announced by the film’s director, co-writer, Barry Jenkins, at a special Telluride Film Festival screening of the pic.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Troy has barely snapped a pic before he is forced to parachute into the Siberian wilderness.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pic
Noun
  • Our study was a snapshot, comparing people with Huntington’s disease and healthy volunteers at a single point in time.
    — Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The mere fact of people’s concern about AI, and their anxiety over its incursion into day-to-day life, may be a snapshot too.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of snapshot

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“Photo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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