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
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
According to Nadar, Balzac believed that a photograph was a material remnant of that which had been photographed, the resulting image akin to a spectral skin peeled off its subject.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
The Work Isn’t Finished, a tribute by her longtime friend the filmmaker Jem Cohen, who photographed her and her work over several decades.
—Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Agents are specifically looking for photographs and videos taken by anyone there during that time frame.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
According to Nadar, Balzac believed that a photograph was a material remnant of that which had been photographed, the resulting image akin to a spectral skin peeled off its subject.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Although the drive can be completed in under an hour, many travelers spend extra time photographing the dunes, picnicking, and hiking various trails.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
The Work Isn’t Finished, a tribute by her longtime friend the filmmaker Jem Cohen, who photographed her and her work over several decades.
—Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for photograph
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The information appears next to an April 26 Navy photo that shows Boxer transiting the Surigao Straight, roughly 4,000 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The photo choice and subtitle sing.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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An earlier cut of the film did end in 1993 and addressed the allegations, but that ending had to be scrapped due to a clause in a legal settlement with an accuser that stipulated he could never be pictured or mentioned in a dramatization of Jackson’s life.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the 2003 documentary Living with Michael Jackson, Michael was pictured holding hands with Gavin Arvizo, who was 13 years old and recovering from cancer at the time.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Along with his back-to-back Academy Awards for the 1980 Star Wars sequel and 1981’s Indiana Jones pic and 1994 Keanu Reeves-Sandra Bullock actioner, Maslow scored noms for Dune (1984), Waterworld (1995), Twister (1996) and U-571 (2000).—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pic screened during the opening weekend of FICG, capped by a posthumous tribute to the director who passed last November 2025.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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This was a snapshot of the 2026 Orioles — tantalizing upside, frustrating downside, and now even more pressure on an underwhelming rotation.—
Josh Tolentino,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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That snapshot described above, with the mezcal, bare feet, and crashing waves?—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photograph. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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