Thesaurus results for TELEPHOTO

telephoto

noun

Definition of telephoto

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

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Noun

Faulk showed photos of some businesses that have replaced the highway fences with their own fences and how those have improved the look along the highway.

— Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
The shoot couldn’t run in sequence and was organized by location instead, so Patil tracked her own makeup, hair, body and voice continuity across Selvi’s decline, leaning on continuity photos and long rehearsals with the ensemble.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of photo

Noun

In this photograph snapped by astronomer José Rodrigues, the Milky Way splashes across the night sky above two telescopes at ESO's La Silla Observatory.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
In the bedroom, a photograph by Wolfgang Tillmans hangs opposite a Roman torso of Dionysus.

— Leonie Rolinck, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of photograph

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She is set to reprise the role in the upcoming Marvel pic X-Men, which begins production at the top of the year.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
In addition to Brazilian actors, the pic’s cast will include English-speaking actors to play the roles of Zanuck, Broadway producer Lee Shubert and David Sebastian, Miranda’s only husband.

— Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pic

Noun

These levels can now be measured simultaneously in many cells using a technique called single-cell RNA sequencing, which supplies a snapshot of all the different RNA molecules each cell contains.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
The poster and key image from the film is a smiling snapshot of Mihai and Lisbet with their children, a seemingly happy family.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of snapshot

Noun

These glasses have plenty of personality with playful prints, unexpected motifs, and fun patterns.

— Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Delicate floral prints were an emphasis this season, the first inspired by the Marie Antoinette exhibition at London’s V&A, and the second from Italian vintage archives.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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