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snapshot

noun

ˈsnap-ˌshät

Definition of snapshot

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 The black-and-white snapshots of sailors hoisting lines on deck look similar to the modern scenes still playing out today. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Christie’s and Sotheby’s summer buffet of Old Master pictures offered a useful snapshot of where that market stands today. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2026 Three Dimensions, Three Time Horizons Nakayama frames the study as five years of evidence rather than a single snapshot. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Social media offers a snapshot, but perhaps not the fullest picture. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for snapshot

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Noun

At the entrance was a white table covered with keepsakes and ornamental photo frames.

— Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
When Branch wiped her Instagram profile and began posting cryptic photos using lyrics from The Spirit Room, everyone freaked out.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Definition of photo

Noun

At roughly two hundred million dollars a year, that’s a modest price to pay for spreading the arts beyond the coasts, and a lot to give up over a few photographs.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
When Prince Harry met the King in September last year, there was also no official photograph.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 July 2026

Definition of photograph

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Maren Morris shared a pic of the gift on Saturday morning, along with photos of her and Kelsea Ballerini’s dresses.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 July 2026
That Wednesday-to-Thursday ease in North America of 24% for the pic is on par with Despicable Me 4‘s Wednesday-to-Thursday dip of 25%.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 3 July 2026

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