variants
or pix
as in photos
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 pics
Later that evening, the BDX droids were spotted winding their way through an Italian restaurant in Boston’s seaport district, as diners took out their phones to snap pics and take videos.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Around that time, Lang met the American filmmaker Fuller, who had directed pics including Hell and High Water and House of Bamboo and was favored by the New Wave crowd.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
With more cold coming this week, icy igloos, snowmen and unbelievable online pics probably will be, too.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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
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
But there is one recent, telltale post full of pics of the comely couple.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
The black pump, however, was the talk of Mukamal's Instagram carousel comment section after flashing two pics of the talented Robbie standing tall in the heels.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
The message came with a photo of Donaldson carrying his bride under an arched walkway, plus a few pics from along their happy courtship.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Around that time, Lang met the American filmmaker Fuller, who had directed pics including Hell and High Water and House of Bamboo and was favored by the New Wave crowd.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
With more cold coming this week, icy igloos, snowmen and unbelievable online pics probably will be, too.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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
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
But there is one recent, telltale post full of pics of the comely couple.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
The black pump, however, was the talk of Mukamal's Instagram carousel comment section after flashing two pics of the talented Robbie standing tall in the heels.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
The message came with a photo of Donaldson carrying his bride under an arched walkway, plus a few pics from along their happy courtship.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pics
Noun
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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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Dipoto was signing autographs and posing for photographs.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The craft transmitted photographs and video back to Earth, pushing the USSR to another milestone ahead of the American space program.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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With more and more international travelers headed to Japan—2025 was a record year for tourism—and social media feeds flooded with videos from Hokkaido and snapshots of slope-side katsu curry and ramen, the temptation to fly across the world to ski is heightened.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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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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“Pics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pics. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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