as in photos
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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as in pictures
to take a photograph of
we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop
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Recent Examples of photographs
Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Even during moderate storms, auroras can appear as faint, gray or milky arcs to the naked eye, while appearing vivid in photographs.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Please see the following articles, photographs and videos for more.
—Evan Frank, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
Now it’s all lost to time along with everything, including the rest of her work — photographs, writings and the journals of her partner, Sylvia Sukop, who was storing them in Kaplan’s garage.
—Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
School photographs altered into sexualised scenes.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
The research also relied on publicly available photographs and institutional profiles to identify race and gender.
—Phil Jolly, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Two photographs from the campaign, shot by Mario Testino, show Madonna in the coveted Gianni Versace Tiara.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Jan. 2026
Last month, in response to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Justice Department released several photographs of former President Clinton apparently taken during his international travels with Epstein and Maxwell between 2002 and 2003.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
The images that Buckman photographs — family and community members in bedrooms, on couches, under quilts— become compositions painted and stitched into vintage cloth.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Detectives launched an investigation using CCTV footage and photographs the victim had taken on her phone earlier in the day.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Catherine Leroy photographs her jump in operation, in February, 1967.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
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More than a month has passed since the deadline set by Congress for the Department of Justice to publish all its Epstein files and upwards of millions of documents and photographs have not been released.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Even during moderate storms, auroras can appear as faint, gray or milky arcs to the naked eye, while appearing vivid in photographs.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Please see the following articles, photographs and videos for more.
—Evan Frank, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
Now it’s all lost to time along with everything, including the rest of her work — photographs, writings and the journals of her partner, Sylvia Sukop, who was storing them in Kaplan’s garage.
—Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
School photographs altered into sexualised scenes.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
The research also relied on publicly available photographs and institutional profiles to identify race and gender.
—Phil Jolly, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Two photographs from the campaign, shot by Mario Testino, show Madonna in the coveted Gianni Versace Tiara.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Jan. 2026
Last month, in response to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Justice Department released several photographs of former President Clinton apparently taken during his international travels with Epstein and Maxwell between 2002 and 2003.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Owens started the unwrapping process and opens all his gifts, and Biles flimed and photographs his reactions.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
The images that Buckman photographs — family and community members in bedrooms, on couches, under quilts— become compositions painted and stitched into vintage cloth.
—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
Detectives launched an investigation using CCTV footage and photographs the victim had taken on her phone earlier in the day.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Catherine Leroy photographs her jump in operation, in February, 1967.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographs
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Do not get out of your vehicle or approach to take photos, and never walk alone in the surrounding area.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Across the street, crime scene investigators took photos of a silver Chevy car, which had at least one bullet hole in its front windshield.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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After all, no one pictures a futuristic city cloaked in exhaust fumes.—
Alex Hewitt,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Jan. 2026
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The post pictures a reflection of Spears wearing a short, white dress covered in tiny black polka dots.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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Scientists continue to attempt to take snapshots of this primordial soup to understand the characteristics of quark-gluon plasma.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The snapshots immediately went viral online, with fans reacting to the actors and respective transformations into the eight-time Grammy-winning band.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Come bake and learn with us—ask questions, share pics, listen to our podcast, and lots more here.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Feb. 2026
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The model, fresh off the back of a tropical girls' trip, spent a cute day out with her sister Gigi and Gigi's 5-year-old daughter Khai at Walt Disney World—and the pics are adorable.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Photographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographs. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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