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
Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
Visitors step from the bright riverfront into a dark passage lined with glowing photographs of caves, as a low electronic pulse seems to breathe through the walls.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
Investigators later recovered photographs showing large quantities of ammunition, two plate carriers loaded with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Text panels were mounted using cleats so they can be easily replaced, and photographs can also be removed and updated.
—Velvet Wu
june 16, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
The website and social media pages share arrest booking photographs, or mugshots, from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, which posts the photos and basic arrest information online.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026
Artificial intelligence can identify faces in photographs, translate conversations in real time and detect fraudulent transactions in milliseconds.
—Mark Lewyn, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
During debate on a Pentagon funding bill, Keating sought to force the Pentagon to release unclassified videos, photographs and audio recordings of the trio of incidents.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
If paintings were like unedited photographs in the all-seeing eye of God—a record of human attitudes toward, and treatment of, the dog’s ubiquitous presence in life—then reality might explain why there are so many of them in art.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
ABC News, 9 June 2026
Petite Studio not only develops patterns expressly for petites, using specific mannequins, but also fits and photographs petite models with different body types.
—Yerin Kim, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Text and photographs copyright ©2026 by Stephen Orr.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
The result is a frame that photographs beautifully, wears all day without effort, and comes with a genuinely good story.
—Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
The camera cross-references the sound spike with the exact moment a vehicle passes, photographs the plate, and generates the ticket automatically.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Capturing an iconic image Murphy photographs all kinds of wildlife, especially the charismatic creatures of Yellowstone National Park.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
For visitors who want to experience a side of Miami beyond the beach — and who appreciate a dining atmosphere that’s romantic, intimate, and richly textured — La Grande Boucherie is a standout choice that photographs beautifully and feels completely transporting.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
The controversy centers around Lifetouch, a company that photographs millions of students nationwide each year.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
From the poetic paintings, sculptures, photographs, and videos in Rashid Johnson’s Guggenheim survey to Larry Bell’s colorful new glass cubes alighting in Madison Square Park, recent presentations gave us hope for the future.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
Visitors step from the bright riverfront into a dark passage lined with glowing photographs of caves, as a low electronic pulse seems to breathe through the walls.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
Investigators later recovered photographs showing large quantities of ammunition, two plate carriers loaded with AR-style magazines, an AR-style rifle and a bullpup rifle painted with an American flag.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Text panels were mounted using cleats so they can be easily replaced, and photographs can also be removed and updated.
—Velvet Wu
june 16, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
The website and social media pages share arrest booking photographs, or mugshots, from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, which posts the photos and basic arrest information online.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2026
Artificial intelligence can identify faces in photographs, translate conversations in real time and detect fraudulent transactions in milliseconds.
—Mark Lewyn, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
During debate on a Pentagon funding bill, Keating sought to force the Pentagon to release unclassified videos, photographs and audio recordings of the trio of incidents.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
If paintings were like unedited photographs in the all-seeing eye of God—a record of human attitudes toward, and treatment of, the dog’s ubiquitous presence in life—then reality might explain why there are so many of them in art.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Verb
Sarah Stier, a staff photographer for Getty Images who photographs Knicks regular season and playoff games, told ABC News.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Petite Studio not only develops patterns expressly for petites, using specific mannequins, but also fits and photographs petite models with different body types.
—Yerin Kim, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Text and photographs copyright ©2026 by Stephen Orr.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
The result is a frame that photographs beautifully, wears all day without effort, and comes with a genuinely good story.
—Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
The camera cross-references the sound spike with the exact moment a vehicle passes, photographs the plate, and generates the ticket automatically.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Capturing an iconic image Murphy photographs all kinds of wildlife, especially the charismatic creatures of Yellowstone National Park.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
For visitors who want to experience a side of Miami beyond the beach — and who appreciate a dining atmosphere that’s romantic, intimate, and richly textured — La Grande Boucherie is a standout choice that photographs beautifully and feels completely transporting.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
The controversy centers around Lifetouch, a company that photographs millions of students nationwide each year.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographs
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Parents stood with children draped in Algerian flags while groups of young adults posed for photos and older supporters shared memories of previous World Cups and historic national team moments.—
J.M. Banks
June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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The day shift finally starts taking group photos, knocking out their letters rapidly, and moving on to task 4 simultaneously.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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The Breadwinner star pictures the destination as the culmination of his career, according to a Wall Street Journal profile published on May 15.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Miss Manners pictures your guests, looking forward to a pleasant evening with you, being confronted with your suggestions.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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For the project, the group simulated hundreds of snapshots of four-dimensional (4D) spacetime with lattice quantum chromodynamics.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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Rumer also included photos of her emotional home birth with her then-boyfriend Derek, moments between her daughter and aunts Scout and Tallulah and snapshots of Louetta with her grandparents Bruce and Demi.—
Laura Millar,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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These pics need no explanation!—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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What remains in the movie field skews toward the streaming crowd-pleaser, and television voters, perhaps freed from the cinephile guilt that haunts Oscar season, tend to recognize (and reward) the pics that are flat-out fun to watch.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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“Photographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographs. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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