as in photos
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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as in pictures
to take a photograph of
we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop
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Recent Examples of photographs
Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The winning photographs will form part of an Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibition, which will make its first stop at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney from November 6.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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 Bauhaus Archive Museum, designed by Gropius and opened in 1979, houses more than 50,000 objects—from furniture and textiles to photographs and architectural models.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Although she was forced to resign her title the following July over the publication of nude photographs, Williams went on to have a successful career in entertainment.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Material to be covered includes choosing the right camera, choosing compatible accessories and techniques to produce pleasing night sky photographs.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Family photographs are interspersed into the pages of the books.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Authorities gathered 6,000 pieces of physical and digital evidence after the Boston attack; 100,000 photographs and videos, and more than 1,000 witness interviews.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
Though he’s been married for quite some time, musician Perfume Genius has finally shared some photographs of his wedding to his husband, musician Alan Wyffels.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The winning photographs will form part of an Ocean Photographer of the Year exhibition, which will make its first stop at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney from November 6.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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 Bauhaus Archive Museum, designed by Gropius and opened in 1979, houses more than 50,000 objects—from furniture and textiles to photographs and architectural models.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Although she was forced to resign her title the following July over the publication of nude photographs, Williams went on to have a successful career in entertainment.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Material to be covered includes choosing the right camera, choosing compatible accessories and techniques to produce pleasing night sky photographs.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Family photographs are interspersed into the pages of the books.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Authorities gathered 6,000 pieces of physical and digital evidence after the Boston attack; 100,000 photographs and videos, and more than 1,000 witness interviews.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Nelson photographs Volcano Bay, a water park in Orlando that’s built around a two-hundred-foot-tall model of Krakatau, and the Longleat safari park, west of London, which offers close encounters with animals usually found in Africa, South America, and Australia.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photographs
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Unlike the Oakley Meta HSTN glasses, the new model contains a button on the underside of its frames so that athletes who wear helmets can more easily capture photos and videos.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Or place a candle container on your coffee table and fill it with sentimental photos or old dominoes and game pieces.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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Only the last photo during the end credits pictures the fiery aftermath of Hutch’s ultimate battle with Ladeena.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 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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Katherine's husband, Chris Pratt, was also featured in snapshots, as well as a young girl photographed with Shriver, who appeared to be the couple's daughter.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Other highs at Warners for Goldstine include Legendary fare (which coincidentally has a distribution deal at Paramount), those pics being the Dune and Monsterverse franchises as well as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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And in summer 2023, Angel became the talk of the town when Sound of Freedom outgrossed such event pics as Indiana Jones at the Dial of Destiny.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Photographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photographs. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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