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telephoto

noun

Definition of telephoto

as in photo

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Recent Examples of telephoto Matching the outgoing phone, the new Edge has a 10MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom and up to 30x digital zoom. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026 My favorite part of watching the Olympics was viewing the long telephoto lenses used by the photojournalists, and dreaming of one day owning one of those expensive lenses. — Shirl Leigh may 05, New Atlas, 5 May 2026 However, it was actually snapped with a camera sporting a telephoto lens from right here on Earth. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Many shots appear to be filmed with telephoto lenses, suggesting, via the camera’s distance from the action, Sasha’s distance from her own past and her struggle to remember. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for telephoto

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Noun

At the entrance was a white table covered with keepsakes and ornamental photo frames.

— Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
When Branch wiped her Instagram profile and began posting cryptic photos using lyrics from The Spirit Room, everyone freaked out.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Definition of photo

Noun

At roughly two hundred million dollars a year, that’s a modest price to pay for spreading the arts beyond the coasts, and a lot to give up over a few photographs.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
When Prince Harry met the King in September last year, there was also no official photograph.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 July 2026

Definition of photograph

Noun

Maren Morris shared a pic of the gift on Saturday morning, along with photos of her and Kelsea Ballerini’s dresses.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 July 2026
That Wednesday-to-Thursday ease in North America of 24% for the pic is on par with Despicable Me 4‘s Wednesday-to-Thursday dip of 25%.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 3 July 2026

Definition of pic

Noun

One snapshot even provided a great glimpse at the pop star's awe-inspiring engagement ring.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 July 2026
This story is part of a series of monthly snapshots from the Washington Examiner, titled Midterm Countdown, gauging the state of the 2026 election cycle.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

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