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
ABC News, 20 May 2026
The space station was orbiting 269 miles (433 kilometers) above Earth, specifically above South America's Patagonia region, when this photograph was taken.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 May 2026
Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Roughly 2,000 to 3,000 galaxies have been photographed here with great observatory instruments.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 15 May 2026
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Noun
Galizia sees the photographs depicting priests as part of an artistic tradition, noting that no one watching a TV drama involving priests believes they are actually played by clergy.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
The space station was orbiting 269 miles (433 kilometers) above Earth, specifically above South America's Patagonia region, when this photograph was taken.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
Avedon would go up and photograph people on the street.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Roughly 2,000 to 3,000 galaxies have been photographed here with great observatory instruments.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for photograph
Noun
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The photos led to Russini’s resignation from The Athletic less than a week later.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Those photos and several others, released by both the Post and other online publications, eventually led to Russini resigning from The Athletic and deleting her social media presence.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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He is pictured in his off-post home in Bad Nauheim, Germany, in January 1960, shortly after being promoted to sergeant.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
19 May 2026
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The Breadwinner star pictures the destination as the culmination of his career, according to a Wall Street Journal profile published on May 15.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The pic is Christian Mungiu’s seventh to play the festival.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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The pair were spotted joyfully snapping photos of the graduate, and also made sure to take some individual pics with Deacon in his purple gown.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Traditional security testing is a snapshot in time, while agentic AI is a continuous movie.—
Joan Vendrell,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The 50-year-old baseball icon shared photos from Ella’s special day via Instagram on Wednesday, May 20–and Cynthia appears in a few snapshots.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photograph. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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