as in shooting
to take a photograph of
we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop
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Recent Examples of photographing
The astronauts are set to swing around the moon today and will spend nearly seven hours photographing and observing specific sites on the lunar surface.
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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
Then be sure to check out our guide to photographing the moon, along with our picks of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Bloch hasn’t always been interested in photographing birds.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The Emirates have strict laws around photographing evidence of attacks.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The astronauts will spend the day observing and photographing the far side of the moon, parts of which have never been seen by human eyes, and then circle it for a return to Earth.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Raasch was arrested on 12 counts of photographing or videotaping an undressed person in a private area and three counts of eavesdropping.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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
Then be sure to check out our guide to photographing the moon, along with our picks of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Bloch hasn’t always been interested in photographing birds.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The Emirates have strict laws around photographing evidence of attacks.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The astronauts will spend the day observing and photographing the far side of the moon, parts of which have never been seen by human eyes, and then circle it for a return to Earth.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Raasch was arrested on 12 counts of photographing or videotaping an undressed person in a private area and three counts of eavesdropping.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographing
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Adebayo finished Tuesday’s loss with just seven points on 2-of-13 shooting from the field, 1-of-7 shooting on threes and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line, nine rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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He is accused of shooting Afghan man Dad Mohammad three times in the head in an Uruzgan province wheat field in 2012.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 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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At night, Martinez lay awake picturing an agent in the middle of the road raising his gun.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The trio created fake Minnesota temporary drivers’ licenses using false names, with each license picturing one of the Thomases, federal prosecutors said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Out of contact with Earth, the crew continued snapping pictures and shared a batch of maple cookies supplied by Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, the first person not from the United States to ever travel to deep space.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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The pull and release of awareness is like an elastic band snapping against my skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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