telephoto

noun

Definition of telephotonext
as in photo

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Recent Examples of telephoto Last year's addition of telephoto capacity in the baseline Pixel models bodes well for cropping into a shot and turning something relatively far away into a moment. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 Its upgraded telephoto camera can reach up to 120 times Pro Zoom. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Instead of using a mirror to gather starlight, MOTHRA has many telephoto lenses, like those on a camera, which can capture faintly glowing wisps of gas and other feeble emanations across a wider field of view. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for telephoto
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephoto
  1. photo
  2. photograph
  3. pic
  4. snapshot
  5. print
Noun
  • As Gansey greeted them, shaking hands, taking photos and smiling endlessly, one stepped forward with a question that encapsulated everything.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Motherhood appeared to be a point of pride for Ortiz, who posted photos of herself with her daughter on her Facebook page through the 2010s with adoring captions marking milestones.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of photo
Noun
  • The collection on display in the museum includes 13 paintings from the master and some 40 sculptures, furniture and photographs.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Fight over religious practices and the First Amendment A fight for the right to wear a hijab in a booking photograph has also come to the forefront.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of photograph
Noun
  • The news was just announced by the film’s director, co-writer, Barry Jenkins, at a special Telluride Film Festival screening of the pic.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Troy has barely snapped a pic before he is forced to parachute into the Siberian wilderness.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pic
Noun
  • Our study was a snapshot, comparing people with Huntington’s disease and healthy volunteers at a single point in time.
    — Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The mere fact of people’s concern about AI, and their anxiety over its incursion into day-to-day life, may be a snapshot too.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of snapshot
Noun
  • Softer than cashmere and with prints that look high-end, the Alpine Swiss Plaid Scarf is appealing.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The brand added that each miniature style is cut from the same silk and finished with prints, piping and proportions that follow the originals as closely as possible.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of print

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“Telephoto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoto. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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