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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
  • Vacation photos emphasize happiness even when the experience was stressful.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Her post included an extended caption along with various photos of Paul with additional messages overlaid onto them.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of photo
Noun
  • Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez created the film’s promotional website in 1998, filling it with fake police reports, evidence photographs and an elaborate mythology while carefully avoiding any suggestion that their story was fictional.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Dara Petrova was named Emerging Photographer of the Year for a photograph of a techno rave Laboratorium in Ukraine.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of photograph
Noun
  • Inspired by true events, the pic chronicles the traumatic 11 hours that daycare director Sara, her employees and 11 children had to endure when an armed man took them hostage.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Action films have proven to be massively successful for Netflix, which has been minting hits with titles such as crime thriller The Rip, sci-fi flick War Machine, survival thriller Apex, and shark pic Thrash, just this year alone.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of pic
Noun
  • The figures published by Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography, or INEGI — an autonomous government agency that has at times been at odds with Mexico’s ruling party — offer the first wider snapshot of the crisis.
    — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The streamlined dashboard provides a snapshot of income, expenses, account balances and other key information, along with shortcuts to common tasks.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of snapshot
Noun
  • The event brought approximately 300 LGBTQ+ journalists from print and broadcast together in the name of civic service.
    — Kat Tran, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Shop ballerina sneakers, slouchy boots, animal print ballet flats, and more shoe styles Boyer and Kopulos say are ‘in’ for fall, starting at $21 on Amazon.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of print

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“Telephoto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoto. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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