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
And in the area round against Allen, Texas’ largest school that turned in a 6,798 enrollment snapshot, the Texans hoped to topple a school nearly double their size.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
The document offers a snapshot of an early moment in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation and adds new shading to the public understanding of Smith’s probes.
—Jeremy Roebuck, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Loose, gestural ink drawings sit alongside still lifes of treasured objects, flea market finds are arranged like miniature stage sets, and candid snapshots of her Milan existence are collaged with painterly abandon.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026
Click, click—Will takes a snapshot of her with his phone and immediately sends it to his buddy at the TV channel Polsat.
—Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
The document offers a snapshot of an early moment in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation and adds new shading to the public understanding of Smith’s probes.
—Jeremy Roebuck, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026
Loose, gestural ink drawings sit alongside still lifes of treasured objects, flea market finds are arranged like miniature stage sets, and candid snapshots of her Milan existence are collaged with painterly abandon.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2026
Click, click—Will takes a snapshot of her with his phone and immediately sends it to his buddy at the TV channel Polsat.
—Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapshot
Noun
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The first vote will be on advancing an amendment to the SAVE America Act, which would require photo ID to cast a vote.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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There were even more photos and videos of Swift and Kelce together.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is the title of the iconic Man Ray photograph from 1924 of Kiki de Montparnasse, with the f-holes of a violin collaged onto her back.—
Laura Brown,
Artforum,
25 Mar. 2026
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Defense lawyers noted Monday, for example, that two 9-mm spent shell casings seen in a photograph under the arm of Moïse’s bullet-riddled body on the floor next to his bed could have been fired from pistols on which the FBI failed to conduct ballistics testing.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Heated Rivalry music is about to get even hotter, thanks to icy silver vinyl and shirtless-pic CDs.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Kail directs the pic, which features original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina, and an original score composed by Mancina.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapshot. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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