Thesaurus results for TELEPHOTO

telephoto

noun

Definition of telephoto

as in photo

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Recent Examples of telephoto The photo was taken with a 100-400mm telephoto zoom lens, and shows the anole giving her the side eye at being spied on. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026 Why not also try to capture the moon using a DSLR camera and a telephoto lens in the weeks that follow and track how the shifting shadows alter its appearance? — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The camera setup is similar to the Z Fold 7 with a 200MP wide / 50MP ultra wide / 10MP telephoto main camera and 10MP selfie cameras on the inside and cover displays. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 22 July 2026 No detachable telephoto lenses, no camera bags, no tripods, mono-pods, selfie sticks. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for telephoto

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Noun

Tan Chow from the Chinatown Community Development Center sent CBS News Bay Area photos of the Garden Restaurant incident.

— Maddie White, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Erblin Ademi clutched the photo of his father holding him as a little boy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of photo

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He had been shot at least five times – in his right arm, his left leg, his right foot, and twice in his abdomen, said Constance DiAngelo, a forensic pathologist who reviewed funeral home photographs of Beloozerov’s body at CNN’s request.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
In 2024, his team used aerial photographs and satellite imagery to count nearly 1,300 structures across southwestern Amazonia.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of photograph

Noun

Just a few hours after dropping pics of herself with voluminous, body-licious curls, Khloé Kardashian decided to kick off August with a fresh hair cut—and introduced us all to her alter ego, Bob Kardashian, in the process.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 Aug. 2026
In a timely interview with Mel as the festival began on Wednesday, Nazzaro talked up The Green Eyes, a pic from Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s that addresses deportation.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pic

Noun

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
Offering an incredibly detailed snapshot of upper-class life in Istanbul from the 1970s onwards, Pamuk has successfully created one of the most moving exhibitions to date—a real highlight of the city.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026

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