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plural of photo
as in photographs
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera an album of wedding photos

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verb

present tense third-person singular of photo
as in pictures
to take a photograph of photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine

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Recent Examples of photos
Noun
The network also shared a series of other photos including other The Wire alums. — Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 At Meta’s campus, crowds lined up outside for the keynote speech as people snapped photos with a furry mascot called Jolly for the company’s AI agent Muse. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Too Many Refrigerator Door Items The fridge door‘s metal surface can be the home of many magnets, important papers, nostalgic photos and kids’ art projects. — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026 The women recall Haworth summoning them to a garage where they were pressured to undress and have fully nude photos taken of themselves as rock ‘n’ roll music blared. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 An Ohio man was arrested after allegedly taking photos of members of a college women's soccer team while hiding in the ceiling above their locker room, according to local reports. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Check out the trailer above and see first-look photos of Season 3 here. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 Click here to see all the photos of the San Francisco residence. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026 Below are photos of the Taschens’ meticulously restored Beverly Hills home. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
Below, see some of the family photos Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo shared through the years. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Otherwise, the impressive collection of art and photos details important periods of the former president’s life throughout the hotel. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Mike Vrabel photos with Dianna Russini The controversy first came to light on April 7, when the New York Post published photos taken in March of Vrabel with Russini, an NFL Insider for The Athletic, at the Ambiente hotel in Sedona, Arizona. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 The family photos on the wall are more than just decorations here. — Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
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Noun
  • But for the rest of the exhibit’s run, the museum will display the bug in its entirety, in addition to sculpture, photographs and video that document how Ali has spent the last 15 years becoming her creature alter ego.
    — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The $74 million mission was designed to snap photographs of Mars and study the planet's atmosphere for up to 10 months, but did perform science for over a year and continued to orbit the Red Planet through October 2022.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Three of the five pics that surpassed $1B (Michael being one of them) were released by Universal.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This isn’t to imply pregnancy demands nine months of abstinence from uploading baby-bump pics on Instagram.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These are not just fashion images, but rather, snapshots that have stood the test of time as true art.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Scientists plan to use the imager to take fast snapshots of the cosmos, study dark energy, and map the distribution of matter throughout the universe.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Photos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photos. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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