as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
a coworker handed around some vacation pics
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Recent Examples of pic
The full Locarno lineup was announced Tuesday by the Swiss Festival, the biggest mid-Summer film event in Europe with traditionally a strong line in edgier auteurs increasingly accompanied by upscale genre pics, or films which employ genre tropes.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 8 July 2025
Here are pics from last year's event at the Moody Center.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The page had their real-looking profile pic and showed a picture of them out of town helping a family member move.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Heist pic Crime 101, starring Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry, is set to open Feb. 13, the beginning of the lucrative Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend period.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 8 July 2025
Here are pics from last year's event at the Moody Center.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The page had their real-looking profile pic and showed a picture of them out of town helping a family member move.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Heist pic Crime 101, starring Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry, is set to open Feb. 13, the beginning of the lucrative Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend period.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pic
Noun
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Mendoza was seen smirking in his arrest photo, seeming to be unfazed by his capture.—
Stepheny Price , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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These relationships are a defining ethos of her petite market, with its vintage photos and racks of boil spice and fish jerky.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
Noun
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It’s based on a photograph from 1942 of a man named Edward Atkinson, taken by Calvin Facton.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2025
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The photographs put a face to each victim and the flowers represent their lives.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Here’s a snapshot of the action prior to the opening bell in New York: S&P 500 futures were down 0.7% this morning after the index hit another all-time high yesterday, closing up 0.27% at 6,280.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
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The 9-inch HD screen is clear enough for cartoons or casual browsing, and the 8MP rear camera works fine for quick snapshots.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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“Pic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pic. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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