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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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Here’s a snapshot of how five different sportswear companies — Lafayette 148, L’Agence, Ramy Brook Cinq à Sept and LoveShackFancy — are planning their businesses for the last four months of the year, and what’s on their minds regarding tariffs, prices and international expansion.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Level three indicates the mastery of grade-level content, according to the snapshot.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
While this is a snapshot of how things are expected to look in the future, a one month outlook and subsequent weeks’ and days’ forecast will give a better look at what to expect as the date grows near.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Gamescom is not only the focal point for an industry but a snapshot of the year ahead.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Level three indicates the mastery of grade-level content, according to the snapshot.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
While this is a snapshot of how things are expected to look in the future, a one month outlook and subsequent weeks’ and days’ forecast will give a better look at what to expect as the date grows near.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Gamescom is not only the focal point for an industry but a snapshot of the year ahead.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms 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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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See photos of Ariana Grande at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
8 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
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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
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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 14 Sep. 2025.
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