as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
the old photograph was faded but still clear enough to make out
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Recent Examples of photograph
Sandra Guzman, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The photographs currently available may not represent the full Artemis II collection, given that the image codes run from ART002-E-168 to ART002-E-30001, suggesting there may be some 18,000 more to come.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
The Work Isn’t Finished, a tribute by her longtime friend the filmmaker Jem Cohen, who photographed her and her work over several decades.
—Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Butler, a Howard University cum laude alum, is credited with creating a new genre of quilting using photographs and sketches that celebrate Black life in life-size stunning portraits.
—Sandra Guzman, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The photographs currently available may not represent the full Artemis II collection, given that the image codes run from ART002-E-168 to ART002-E-30001, suggesting there may be some 18,000 more to come.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 May 2026
Verb
Although the drive can be completed in under an hour, many travelers spend extra time photographing the dunes, picnicking, and hiking various trails.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
The Work Isn’t Finished, a tribute by her longtime friend the filmmaker Jem Cohen, who photographed her and her work over several decades.
—Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for photograph
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Ryan Moreno said at a Thursday morning news conference that details on the suspect are currently limited as the department has yet to obtain a video or photo of the driver.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Issa added, producing a photo of Nadya dozing off on a flight.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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An earlier cut of the film did end in 1993 and addressed the allegations, but that ending had to be scrapped due to a clause in a legal settlement with an accuser that stipulated he could never be pictured or mentioned in a dramatization of Jackson’s life.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the 2003 documentary Living with Michael Jackson, Michael was pictured holding hands with Gavin Arvizo, who was 13 years old and recovering from cancer at the time.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Along with his back-to-back Academy Awards for the 1980 Star Wars sequel and 1981’s Indiana Jones pic and 1994 Keanu Reeves-Sandra Bullock actioner, Maslow scored noms for Dune (1984), Waterworld (1995), Twister (1996) and U-571 (2000).—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pic screened during the opening weekend of FICG, capped by a posthumous tribute to the director who passed last November 2025.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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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,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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When it was first released in December 1980, it was seen as too weird for kids and too naive for adults, but it has since been reconsidered as a unique snapshot of intersecting talents — a strange, wonderful, one-of-a-kind movie.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photograph. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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