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 productivity data, in other words, is a snapshot of the apprenticeship phase — a period when workers’ and labs’ interests align almost perfectly.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
But the idea is that over time, that kind of data loses its present-day implications and can eventually be unveiled to offer a snapshot of yesterday.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to providing a near-real-time snapshot of the local weather, mesonets help farmers decide when to run irrigation systems, spray pesticides or plant crops.
—Chris Vagasky, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
Edit snapshots or touch-up older pictures with Photoshop.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
But the idea is that over time, that kind of data loses its present-day implications and can eventually be unveiled to offer a snapshot of yesterday.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition to providing a near-real-time snapshot of the local weather, mesonets help farmers decide when to run irrigation systems, spray pesticides or plant crops.
—Chris Vagasky, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
Edit snapshots or touch-up older pictures with Photoshop.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapshot
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The information appears next to an April 26 Navy photo that shows Boxer transiting the Surigao Straight, roughly 4,000 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The photo choice and subtitle sing.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Attendees would have received copies to deepen the bonds created by the affair, not unlike how people today cherish photographs of their encounters with celebrities and politicians.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a photograph of themselves with their three children to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Along with his back-to-back Academy Awards for the 1980 Star Wars sequel and 1981’s Indiana Jones pic and 1994 Keanu Reeves-Sandra Bullock actioner, Maslow scored noms for Dune (1984), Waterworld (1995), Twister (1996) and U-571 (2000).—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pic screened during the opening weekend of FICG, capped by a posthumous tribute to the director who passed last November 2025.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapshot. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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