as in photo
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
a coworker handed around some vacation pics
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Recent Examples of pic
The pic marks Hancock’s debut feature screenplay, as well as his first turn at directing.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
The fuzzy pics show the Moscow native in a messy updo and all black sweatsuit, wearing a medical boot.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Brown sees work on popcorn franchise pics as akin to estate planning for actors.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
In a world where every social media pic is photo-tuned to the point of abstraction, of course there’s a facility that exists just for young people to manufacture false impressions of their own lives.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
The fuzzy pics show the Moscow native in a messy updo and all black sweatsuit, wearing a medical boot.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Brown sees work on popcorn franchise pics as akin to estate planning for actors.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
In a world where every social media pic is photo-tuned to the point of abstraction, of course there’s a facility that exists just for young people to manufacture false impressions of their own lives.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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In honor of the official kickoff of football season in August 2024, Patrick's mom, Randi Mahomes, shared a rare throwback photo of her and Brittany sitting in the bleachers during one of the quarterback's high school games in Texas.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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While outside the Paris show, the two posed for plenty of photos together.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors alleged Ma had a months-long relationship with the child, sending him illicit photographs of herself and asking him to do the same.—
Teri Figueroa,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit includes close-up photographs of M16T1, including black markings on the tower that attorneys allege are signs of recent arcing.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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According to a snapshot of the plan’s former webpage, the initiative intended in part to improve college access, affordability and completion for underserved students.—
Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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This one dwells on a more private image, a family snapshot, and on the elusive emotions and memories that live inside it.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Pic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pic. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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