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snapshot

noun

ˈsnap-ˌshät

Definition of snapshot

as in photo

a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera fans excitedly took snapshots of the rock star as he dashed into the hotel

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Recent Examples of snapshot Here are snapshots of all 60 in no particular order, with links to their longer profiles. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Here is a snapshot of our conversation, lightly edited for length and clarity. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 As befits the only child of such deities, the young Paweł, glimpsed in a series of snapshots, is all smiles. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Another snapshot shows the bride posing with Dufrene’s two daughters from a previous relationship. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snapshot

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Zhang then is said to have sent a Chinese official information related to the surveillance, including photos, videos and license plate information from the target's vehicles.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Cagle added that the photo showed a confident, brilliant, brave, polite, gracious, kind and gentle young man.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of photo

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Constantin Brâncuși’s marble-and-limestone sculpture L’oiseau (1923/1947), for example, commands the space, while Wolfgang Tillmans’s 2022 photograph tree filling window imitates an open window in a closed space.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The gathering grew into an annual event where mothers brought daughters, children walked the runway and participants received professional photographs at no charge.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of photograph

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The company’s entree was Sydney Sweeney’s boxing pic Christy, of which there were high hopes, but the movie only punched its way to $2M domestic.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
Of course, Neon has also had an impressive run with Oscar-nominated and winning pics like Sean Baker’s Anora and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

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