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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The Internet Archive also operates the Wayback Machine, a tool that preserves timestamped snapshots of websites.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 May 2025
As for what Briney was doing while the rest of his costars were off taking romantic snapshots?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Annual snapshots lump graduate students with retirees living off savings, making income and wealth gaps appear wider than lifetime consumption gaps.
—Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025
There’s one of Silverman with her boyfriend, Rory Albanese, a producer for Jimmy Kimmel (himself an ex and longtime friend), and other snapshots featuring various combinations of her three sisters and their children, scattered between L.A., Australia, and Israel.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 May 2025
As for what Briney was doing while the rest of his costars were off taking romantic snapshots?
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Annual snapshots lump graduate students with retirees living off savings, making income and wealth gaps appear wider than lifetime consumption gaps.
—Daniel Waldenstrom, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2025
There’s one of Silverman with her boyfriend, Rory Albanese, a producer for Jimmy Kimmel (himself an ex and longtime friend), and other snapshots featuring various combinations of her three sisters and their children, scattered between L.A., Australia, and Israel.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 May 2025
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Take photos so you can be properly compensated for damages when filing an insurance claim.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2025
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But now the asymmetry shone (sometimes, especially in photographs, literally: reflecting a spot of glare back at the camera).—
Alice Gregory,
Vogue,
4 June 2025
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The book includes lots of maps, photographs, drawings and diagrams to illustrate the regions and concepts that Professor Williams discusses in the text.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The studio’s live-action division also continues to develop projects including action thriller Seventeen; Crumble, to be written and directed by Brian Duffield, with Phil Lord and Chris Miller producing; and an untitled pic marking the directorial debut of Dune scribe Jon Spaihts.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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This set of sheets also comes in 21 colorways to bring your inspo pics to life, but move fast, these sell out quickly.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
5 June 2025
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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapshot. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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