as in shooting
to take a photograph of
we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop
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Recent Examples of photographing
Combined with Angel and Rue’s drive through the desert, Levinson seems to be pointing at the hollowness of the American Dream, which compels a person to risk their life, only to end up photographing dumb bimbos for OnlyFans.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
For a fresh pasta salad worth photographing, try this 30-minute dish.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Then be sure to check out our roundups of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography, along with our expert guide to photographing wandering comets.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
With no great whites to document, Fallows has shifted his focus to photographing humpback whales.
—Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Each astronaut took turns photographing and documenting the Moon, both for audiences back on Earth and for the lunar science community.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
Koch shared some thoughtful remarks following her time photographing the lunar surface.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Combing through the collections, photographing, and filming can take months depending on the musicians’ hoarder status.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
All that work is well and good, but perhaps the highlight for us Earthlings of this day of the mission will be a 20-minute block dedicated to photographing celestial bodies out the windows of the Orion spacecraft.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
For a fresh pasta salad worth photographing, try this 30-minute dish.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Then be sure to check out our roundups of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography, along with our expert guide to photographing wandering comets.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
With no great whites to document, Fallows has shifted his focus to photographing humpback whales.
—Michael H Gavshon, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Each astronaut took turns photographing and documenting the Moon, both for audiences back on Earth and for the lunar science community.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
Koch shared some thoughtful remarks following her time photographing the lunar surface.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Combing through the collections, photographing, and filming can take months depending on the musicians’ hoarder status.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
All that work is well and good, but perhaps the highlight for us Earthlings of this day of the mission will be a 20-minute block dedicated to photographing celestial bodies out the windows of the Orion spacecraft.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographing
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The man accused of shooting and killing a baby girl in Brooklyn is expected to be arraigned Wednesday.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Blazers led 83-82 going into the fourth despite shooting just 1 of 11 on 3-pointers in the third quarter.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Highlights of the trip included following the sardine run off the coast of South Africa, learning the art of underwater filming with an award-winning marine wildlife film crew, and then learning how to edit and produce high quality video of the dives.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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On December 10, Harbour and Wilde were seen filming scenes for the film in Los Angeles.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Like many abstract artists before her, Colón, who was born in Canada to a Puerto Rican father and now lives in Los Angeles, is enamored of picturing the world in its most fundamental form, and maybe even evoking something like the universal.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Nobody’s picturing the same exact one tiny flower.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
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Fitzgerald was also the focal point for head coach Tom Landry’s reintroduction to the shotgun offense, having no issue snapping the ball to Roger Staubach from a further distance.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Officials say the tornado caused damage to homes along Ruth and Olive avenues, also snapping trees and damaging businesses.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Photographing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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