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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 The Lemme founder, 46, uploaded a couple of snapshots of the couple’s son enjoying the Florida sunshine. Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025 There’s a story worth telling here, a snapshot within a sprawling tragedy, but Avrich can’t make a bigger statement that doesn’t feel oversimplified. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025 Additionally, these digital snapshots capture a wider range between the soft and loud sounds of a recording and have a higher bit depth, which also contributes to higher quality, Sonos states. Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Miles apart means that small moments matter, and parents love seeing selfies and funny pictures (47%), snapshots of pets or family members (36%), and even silly memes (45%). Sarah Scott, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snapshot
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  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His social media features posts of Austin at a Lakers game with his younger brother Jac, attending the wedding of his college friends, eating pasta in Italy and sharing throwback photos with his dad.
    Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Based on the hull numbers visible in the Japanese military's photographs, the Fujian's escortS were the destroyers CNS Hangzhou and CNS Jinan.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Birney’s recent solo feature, Obex, is a surreal fantasy pic that premiered at Sundance 2025 and portrays a reclusive gamer whose search for his missing dog blurs the line between reality and fantasy.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Focus Features pic from writer-director Craig Brewer follows the true-life tale of two down-on-their-luck musicians who form a Neil Diamond tribute band that changes their lives.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapshot. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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