as in photograph
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
an album of wedding photos
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as in to photograph
to take a photograph of
photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
On the roof, photo-voltaic panels, water tanks, and generators have been reimagined as functional sculptural objects by Belgian painter Pieter Vermeersch.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Donny shared a heartfelt message on Instagram on Thursday, Aug. 28, along with photos of himself and his sibling.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
There’s a technical element to that, but look at some of the photos of him off the ground.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Victoria Yost holds her newborn in a photo taken by her son, seen on a laptop.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
On the roof, photo-voltaic panels, water tanks, and generators have been reimagined as functional sculptural objects by Belgian painter Pieter Vermeersch.
—Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Donny shared a heartfelt message on Instagram on Thursday, Aug. 28, along with photos of himself and his sibling.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
There’s a technical element to that, but look at some of the photos of him off the ground.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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Based on the hull numbers visible in the Japanese military's photographs, the Fujian's escortS were the destroyers CNS Hangzhou and CNS Jinan.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Birney’s recent solo feature, Obex, is a surreal fantasy pic that premiered at Sundance 2025 and portrays a reclusive gamer whose search for his missing dog blurs the line between reality and fantasy.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Focus Features pic from writer-director Craig Brewer follows the true-life tale of two down-on-their-luck musicians who form a Neil Diamond tribute band that changes their lives.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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The companies that succeed usually start small, focus tightly, and build their systems to pull from clean, current data sources — not outdated snapshots.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Attention journaling collects snapshots from your mind.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Photo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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