as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
the old photograph was faded but still clear enough to make out
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Recent Examples of photograph
Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The conversation came up as part of the talk show’s recurring Memory Bank segment, which saw Bertinelli present a photograph of her younger self standing in front of a birthday cake with her fellow Sydney costars.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Szaggars and Redford were last publicly photographed together at Prince Albert II of Monaco's 2021 award ceremony, which highlights organizations and individuals dedicated to preserving the planet.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The 2022 Journal Sentinel investigation noted that Cruse frequently shared videos and photographs on Facebook, including pictures of stacks of cash and Gucci shopping bags.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The conversation came up as part of the talk show’s recurring Memory Bank segment, which saw Bertinelli present a photograph of her younger self standing in front of a birthday cake with her fellow Sydney costars.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Members of the Brokpa herding community were also photographed with their livestock, showing humans and these mountain creatures living alongside one another, WWF said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Szaggars and Redford were last publicly photographed together at Prince Albert II of Monaco's 2021 award ceremony, which highlights organizations and individuals dedicated to preserving the planet.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for photograph
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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His social media features posts of Austin at a Lakers game with his younger brother Jac, attending the wedding of his college friends, eating pasta in Italy and sharing throwback photos with his dad.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Grand Prize Winner from these South American countries was Felipe Esteban Toledo Alarcón for his dazzling capture of a ringed kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata), pictured above.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2025
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This year's finishes include a pleasing Lavender, Sage (pictured below), Mist Blue, Black, and White.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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The pic is also produced by Domain Entertainment and MRC.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
18 Sep. 2025
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Feng is sitting on the ledge of the steps, snapping pics and flirting with every woman who comes his way.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
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By simulating Earth with a global climate model, and feeding it a bewildering variety of data, the team brought snapshots of these ancient planets to life in some 85 slices of geological, paleontological history.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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There was seemingly a healthy respect between the players, like opposing superstars Virat Kohli and Babar Azam sharing a laugh in an enduring image, in what was a snapshot of the possibilities when the stench of politics is absent.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photograph. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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