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 office’s investigators will go to the scene of a death or a hospital, and begin observing and photographing the area and the body.
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Shannon Tyler
march 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
The lens delivers clean bokeh with few distracting elements and no hint of false color, even when photographing subjects against complex backgrounds that include foliage, tree branches, and other potentially distracting elements.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Sara also enjoys photographing sports.
—Sara Diggins, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Having spent almost 25 years photographing King Charles and Queen Camilla, to be directly behind them on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at such a decisive and historic moment, capturing the crowns and the crowd in a single frame was extraordinary.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Lilian saw that Hazel did not join the children in photographing the starfish.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Observing and photographing Your phone may do a solid job at photographing the lunar eclipse that morning.
—Dean Regas, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
Montague, an artist, began photographing the wayward carts and eventually developed a complex classification system that sorted his sightings into more than 30 different categories.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
From photographing items, creating listings, and managing pricing to communicating with buyers, negotiating bids, and shipping far and wide, prepare to break a bit of a sweat to sell that bag.
—Alexis Bennett, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Shannon Tyler
march 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
The lens delivers clean bokeh with few distracting elements and no hint of false color, even when photographing subjects against complex backgrounds that include foliage, tree branches, and other potentially distracting elements.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Sara also enjoys photographing sports.
—Sara Diggins, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Having spent almost 25 years photographing King Charles and Queen Camilla, to be directly behind them on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at such a decisive and historic moment, capturing the crowns and the crowd in a single frame was extraordinary.
—Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Lilian saw that Hazel did not join the children in photographing the starfish.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Observing and photographing Your phone may do a solid job at photographing the lunar eclipse that morning.
—Dean Regas, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
Montague, an artist, began photographing the wayward carts and eventually developed a complex classification system that sorted his sightings into more than 30 different categories.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
From photographing items, creating listings, and managing pricing to communicating with buyers, negotiating bids, and shipping far and wide, prepare to break a bit of a sweat to sell that bag.
—Alexis Bennett, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographing
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Adebayo was scorching hot from the start, totaling 31 points in Tuesday’s first quarter on 10-of-16 shooting from the field, 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range and 6-of-7 shooting from the foul line.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Kennard, shooting 50% from the three-point line, is on track to become just the sixth NBA player to shoot 50% or better from three over an entire season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 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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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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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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Instead of picturing that exercise as long and gruesome, try breaking it up.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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On cross-ice passes, Bobrovsky does a great job of snapping his head across early.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Camera shake is far more likely when the shutter is open for seconds rather than snapping open and closed in bright daylight.—
Tantse Walter,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Photographing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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