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
Taken together, the results offer an early snapshot of the political environment heading into the midterm cycle, where incumbents in both parties are navigating ideological pressure from primary voters and broader frustration with Washington.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Rather than a static snapshot, Blueprints track live behavior, so if an AI system starts acting outside its intended purpose, the platform flags it.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
But, like a color snapshot from an Instamatic, Hite’s celebrity faded.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
After days of conversations with team and league sources in hotels, restaurants and bars, here is part 1 of a snapshot of where the most important subjects for this team stand.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Rather than a static snapshot, Blueprints track live behavior, so if an AI system starts acting outside its intended purpose, the platform flags it.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
But, like a color snapshot from an Instamatic, Hite’s celebrity faded.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
After days of conversations with team and league sources in hotels, restaurants and bars, here is part 1 of a snapshot of where the most important subjects for this team stand.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapshot
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Beyond the photos, most helpful was a set of Rodriguez’s sketches that Mance and his team discovered in Vanity Fair, which showed both the wedding dress and Carolyn’s rehearsal dinner dress.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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This 6,500-square-mile wilderness full of predators and giant dunes feels post-apocalyptic and yields photos just as raw and captivating.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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During a fiery congressional hearing last month, Democrats excoriated Bondi over haphazard redactions in the Epstein files that exposed intimate details about victims and included nude photographs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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There has also been bipartisan consternation that the documents that were ultimately released did not protect each survivor's identity and that DOJ released sensitive photographs in violation of the Epstein Transparency Act, which called for redactions of that material.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The pic won Outstanding British Film and Leading Actress for Jessie Buckley.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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The pic sees Neve Campbell return to the iconic series in the role of Sidney after sitting out Scream VI because of a salary dispute after appearing in every film up to that point.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapshot. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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