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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as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
you can take the pike all the way to the city
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Recent Examples of pic
Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Horror veteran David Dastmalchian co-stars in the pic, produced by Mucho Mas Media and Jon Silk.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
For example, to support cold-water fish such as perch and pike, the water may need to remain below a certain temperature.
—Robin Kundis Craig, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
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Noun
In one of the pics, she can also be seen wearing a sheer black cover-up and black sunglasses.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Horror veteran David Dastmalchian co-stars in the pic, produced by Mucho Mas Media and Jon Silk.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
The official press release does not specifically mention a third album being on the way, so further announcements are surely coming down the pike from Laufey, who has also not yet announced any touring for 2025 other than a handful of symphonic summer dates and a Jazz Fest appearance.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
For example, to support cold-water fish such as perch and pike, the water may need to remain below a certain temperature.
—Robin Kundis Craig, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.
—Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
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There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.—
Paula Schleis,
cincinnati.com,
2 May 2020
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And anyway, always better to be bitten by a stingray than bayoneted.—
Erik Heinrich,
BostonGlobe.com,
16 May 2018
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Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.—
CNN,
CNN,
2 Nov. 2022
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Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles—such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay’s Southwest landscape painting on wool—beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes.—
Lily Katzman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2020
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At about 9 centimeters long and just 6 millimeters wide at its base, the point is much too light to be of much use as a thrusting weapon, which means it must have been meant to strike from a distance.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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The relationship between Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson was thrust into the national spotlight over the weekend after the North Carolina Tar Heels football coach had an awkward interview on CBS.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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It is played with paddles and perforated plastic balls on a smaller court.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The Soul Turner Slip-On has a stylish zip on one side, perforated detailing on the upper, a pull tab on the back, and a 1.75-inch sole.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
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The chat reportedly suggested the members had strong ties to the police force, which then brought police corruption into the multi-pronged scandal.—
Caitlin Kelley,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2019
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Apparently, there's now a new twist on the classic shape, looking a little more modern with an oval center stone and spiky pronged diamonds surrounding it.—
Katherine J. Igoe,
Marie Claire,
2 Aug. 2019
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After Houston answered and cut the lead to just four, Gary Payton II knifed inside for two layups to give Golden State breathing room with eight minutes remaining.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Donald Nesbit was knifed multiple times in the back inside NYCHA’s Roosevelt Houses on Marcus Garvey Blvd. near DeKalb Ave.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Air Force contract with Boeing to replace those aircraft has been riddled with delays and cost overruns, with Boeing's most recent estimated delivery date now slated for 2027.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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McEuen's neighbor, rancher Aaron Martinez, 35, was found dead in his truck, riddled with bullets, WFAA reported.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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It is performed 24 to 48 hours after birth and involves pricking a baby’s heel to collect a blood sample, which is analyzed for metabolic, hormonal, and genetic disorders.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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At Griffith's house on the day of his death, Kelly remembers chuckling that the police officers milling around kept getting pricked by his cactuses, knowing that Griffith would have appreciated that, given his formerly adversarial relationship with law enforcement.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Pic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pic. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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