snapshots

plural of snapshot
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 Like other studies, the Park Service’s samples were snapshots taken in gargantuan, constantly changing lakes. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Other snapshots showed the couple swimming, soaking up the sun and singing karaoke. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Built by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the International Lunar Observatory Association in Hawaii, the telescope will take panoramic snapshots of the Milky Way rising above the southern rim of Shackleton Crater. Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 The narrative laments and emotive snapshots of Lost Weekend stick with you more than any sonic flourish or new production technique that moves her forward as an artist. Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026 The latest photo comes after Turner-Smith shared more snapshots from a recent getaway with Juno in the Caribbean earlier this month. Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 Today, the interiors read like snapshots of her tastes and interests over the intervening years. Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026 Her private accounts produced an album of verbal snapshots, unreachable versions of herself that seemed as good as the dead about whom obituaries are otherwise published. Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026 By measuring the energy and momentum of those emitted electrons, the researchers could reconstruct snapshots of what was happening inside the material as its electronic order returned. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapshots
Noun
  • For example, in August 14 satellite photos, rows of dots appear arcing around the coast of Oman through the strait of Hormuz.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • OCVarsity’s stories, scores, photos and more from the high school football games Friday.
    OCVarsity sports staff, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • No details on injuries or fatalities were included in the post, which asked community members for video footage, photographs or any information related to the shooting.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Phones added location histories, photographs and enormous amounts of other information.
    Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival is the largest Brazilian film fest held abroad and a pioneer in the promotion and dissemination of local pics in the international market.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Passing the test One of the nicer discoveries in seismology has been the realization that the same fiber-optic cables that rush cat pics to your LAN can act as seismometers.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Snapshots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapshots. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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