as in shooting
to take a photograph of
we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop
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Recent Examples of photographing
Nina Greipel spent tons of hours on the book, including making and photographing each of the 80 recipes inside and interviewing her parents at length.
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Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
Hughes paid a photographer $2,500 to spend an afternoon photographing Jane rolling around on a stack of hay, holding a pistol, blouse straps at her arms, revealing just enough.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
The story goes that at the moment her father died, Princess Elizabeth was up in the treehouse capturing photographing the animals.
—Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
Sara also enjoys photographing sports.
—Sara Diggins, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
For example, photographing license plates, using facial-recognition software.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Filter had always dreamt of photographing the aurora australis (southern lights) in Brazil, but Rio Grande do Sul state is located between the 27 and 33 degrees south latitude, far outside the usual auroral zone.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
After the revelation, paparazzi agreed to refrain from photographing the little boy as the constant flashing could trigger a seizure.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 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, 20 Jan. 2026
Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
Hughes paid a photographer $2,500 to spend an afternoon photographing Jane rolling around on a stack of hay, holding a pistol, blouse straps at her arms, revealing just enough.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
The story goes that at the moment her father died, Princess Elizabeth was up in the treehouse capturing photographing the animals.
—Hope Coke, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
Sara also enjoys photographing sports.
—Sara Diggins, Austin American Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
For example, photographing license plates, using facial-recognition software.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Filter had always dreamt of photographing the aurora australis (southern lights) in Brazil, but Rio Grande do Sul state is located between the 27 and 33 degrees south latitude, far outside the usual auroral zone.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
After the revelation, paparazzi agreed to refrain from photographing the little boy as the constant flashing could trigger a seizure.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 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, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographing
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Pine’s hands are tied up in that scene, so that, unfortunately, means that Pine would have been unable to stop Roper from shooting Teddy.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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The exchange illustrated Halverson’s point about the dangers of people carrying and shooting guns on college campuses, and also carried the weight of the two men’s experiences handling guns.—
Seth Tupper,
States Newsroom,
3 Feb. 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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British actor Spruell is currently filming the BBC series Dear England with Jodie Whittaker and Joseph Fiennes and will star in Philippa Lowthorpe’s film adaptation of H Is for Hawk opposite Claire Foy.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Instead of picturing that exercise as long and gruesome, try breaking it up.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Since the opening, staff have seen cans fly off shelves, faucets left on and guests have taken photos picturing a vague outline of a woman.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Officials remind visitors that these goats are working professionals, not petting zoo pals, but snapping photos from a distance is encouraged.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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But as far as sales are concerned, that stuff hasn’t stopped Subaru fans from snapping these things up left and right.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Photographing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographing. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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