as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
fans excitedly took snapshots of the rock star as he dashed into the hotel
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Recent Examples of snapshot
So, at this point, think more about the lessons and the tools used in that piece, rather than keying into any level that may have come up on those charts, which represent only a snapshot in time.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Each snapshot will image an area of sky about the size of 45 full moons over the course of 30 seconds, then the telescope will take just five seconds to train its instruments on the next region.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Vines and soil, sun and sky—a snapshot of place, a moment in the vineyard’s lifetime.
—Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
In the snapshot, Hadid and Cooper, 50, embrace in front of a birthday cake, making their relationship Instagram official.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 June 2025
Each snapshot will image an area of sky about the size of 45 full moons over the course of 30 seconds, then the telescope will take just five seconds to train its instruments on the next region.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Vines and soil, sun and sky—a snapshot of place, a moment in the vineyard’s lifetime.
—Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
In the snapshot, Hadid and Cooper, 50, embrace in front of a birthday cake, making their relationship Instagram official.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapshot
Noun
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In May 2023, Chen’s wife sent him additional photos, the metadata corresponding with a creation date of May 3, 2023, in and around the Navy Recruiting Station Alhambra.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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The photo has been replaced with an image of the International Criminal Court.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The old photograph of her husband was silent because that young man no longer existed, having been superseded by eight or nine different versions of the same man.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Stock photograph showing an alligator moving through the Wakodahatchee Wetlands on March 13 2024 in Delray Beach, Florida.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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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
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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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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapshot. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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