as in photos
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 snapshots
Birthday parties read as both ordinary snapshots and horror films.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Voyager 1 reached the heliosphere boundary in 2012, while the slower Voyager 2 crossed the boundary in 2018, providing snapshots in two specific locations.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
The mom of four uploaded a couple of snapshots of the couple’s son enjoying the Florida sunshine.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Multi-layered protection comes through SPC security settings, 256-bit TLS encryption, TFSS snapshots and CloudSync compatibility with platforms like Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
They will also be engineered to light up when active, so scientists can capture snapshots of brain activity in real time.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Detailed snapshots of year-round surface conditions will prove valuable in a wide range of fields, including planetary analysis, urban planning, ecosystem tracking, wildlife conservation, and wildfire risk management.
—Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2025
By simulating Earth with a global climate model, and feeding it a bewildering variety of data, the team brought snapshots of these ancient planets to life in some 85 slices of geological, paleontological history.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The Lemme founder, 46, uploaded a couple of snapshots of the couple’s son enjoying the Florida sunshine.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
Voyager 1 reached the heliosphere boundary in 2012, while the slower Voyager 2 crossed the boundary in 2018, providing snapshots in two specific locations.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
The mom of four uploaded a couple of snapshots of the couple’s son enjoying the Florida sunshine.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Multi-layered protection comes through SPC security settings, 256-bit TLS encryption, TFSS snapshots and CloudSync compatibility with platforms like Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
They will also be engineered to light up when active, so scientists can capture snapshots of brain activity in real time.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Detailed snapshots of year-round surface conditions will prove valuable in a wide range of fields, including planetary analysis, urban planning, ecosystem tracking, wildlife conservation, and wildfire risk management.
—Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Sep. 2025
By simulating Earth with a global climate model, and feeding it a bewildering variety of data, the team brought snapshots of these ancient planets to life in some 85 slices of geological, paleontological history.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The Lemme founder, 46, uploaded a couple of snapshots of the couple’s son enjoying the Florida sunshine.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapshots
Noun
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Framed black and white photos of her now-adult children as youngsters hang along one wall, serving as a sweet reminder of days past.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Netflix has also released a series of first-look photos from the series; read on to get a first look, and give us your first impressions in a comment below.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Entitled Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, the statute bars both photographs and broadcasting from the courtroom of a federal criminal trial.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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After clearing the idea with Springsteen himself, Clinch began working on ideas to feature his most iconic photographs.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The K-pop contingent caused a commotion, with Blackpink’s Lisa snapping pics with Stray Kids’ Felix.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Like any good barbecue IRL, the chat is mostly meat pics, cooking tips (with a dose of half-brags) and occasional smack talk.—
Farhan Mustafa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Snapshots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapshots. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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