snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät 
1
: a casual photograph made typically by an amateur with a small handheld camera
2
: an impression or view of something brief or transitory
a snapshot of life back then
Examples of snapshot in a Sentence
fans excitedly took snapshots of the rock star as he dashed into the hotel
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Emily Price, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The team also surveyed a smaller group of game educators and students to capture a snapshot of the challenges facing the next generation.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
Over time, that monitoring builds a living snapshot of an organization’s security posture.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The annual point-in-time count, which is imperfect but offers a snapshot of homelessness, is conducted in late January each year.
—Jon Murray, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
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snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät
: a photograph taken usually with a small hand-held camera
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