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
Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
The exhibition also presents 75 works from from the artist’s personal collection, including everything from tools to books and photographs that have inspired her work over the years.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
He was also photographed at the January 6 insurrection.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Shahn again based his paintings on news clippings and other photographs but now added his own point of view.
—Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
The exhibition also presents 75 works from from the artist’s personal collection, including everything from tools to books and photographs that have inspired her work over the years.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
Of course, Sugimoto cannot photograph these proliferating scenes.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
He was also photographed at the January 6 insurrection.
—Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for photograph
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Investigators believe the suspect also deliberately set fire to the church, which appeared engulfed in flames in photos and videos shared on social media.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Sep. 2025
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Announced on stage here at Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid, Spain, by SkyShowtime Chief Content Officer Kai Finke (pictured), the series is another co-production with Secuoya Studios and Stellarmedia, the co-production team behind SkyShowtime original series Shades (Matices).—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mariel Mercedes never pictured herself in Washington DC, speaking about the importance of mental health services with members of Congress — a subject close to her heart.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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That’s not exactly a surprise, considering Johnson’s latest outing is a specialty pic from A24, versus the sort of wide-appeal action movie The Rock is best known for.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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In the new series of photos, which show a fit-looking Cavill’s left leg in a brace below the knee, the actor is seen working out at the gym – definitely a leg day – and, in one pic, having his ankle taped and with what could be muscle stimulators attached to his calf.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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The post led with a snapshot of the article and featured a carousel of photos afterward, including two of Goggins smoking a cigarette and one black-and-white image of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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That’s a fitting snapshot of greatness.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photograph. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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