variants
or pix
as in photos
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 pics
This dilemma is even more pronounced for bio-pics of musicians, which depend upon rights holders granting use of the subject’s music.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Holidays are for dressing up and taking leg poppin' pics.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Speaking of, early risers will usually get the best lighting to snap pics of the redwoods, with less competition for the prime photo spots.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
More pics can be seen above and below.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
See pics from both events below.
—Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 14 Apr. 2026
On the town square in nearby Waynesville, a giant Route 66 shield weighing more than 1,000 pounds begs for selfies and group pics.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
And don’t forget about the four Beatles pics that are Rothman’s passion project.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Thanks to the alliance between both IFF Panama and Colombia’s Cartagena Film Festival (FICCI), the prizewinner of the pics in development will travel to Cartagena where she will be given the chance to further develop her project and build strategic connections with potential partners.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Holidays are for dressing up and taking leg poppin' pics.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Speaking of, early risers will usually get the best lighting to snap pics of the redwoods, with less competition for the prime photo spots.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
More pics can be seen above and below.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
See pics from both events below.
—Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 14 Apr. 2026
On the town square in nearby Waynesville, a giant Route 66 shield weighing more than 1,000 pounds begs for selfies and group pics.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
And don’t forget about the four Beatles pics that are Rothman’s passion project.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
Thanks to the alliance between both IFF Panama and Colombia’s Cartagena Film Festival (FICCI), the prizewinner of the pics in development will travel to Cartagena where she will be given the chance to further develop her project and build strategic connections with potential partners.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pics
Noun
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Plus, most of the photos are, indeed, museum-worthy, and many reflect trends in institutional art collecting that have been fashionable since the museum’s photo department was created in 2008.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the enthusiasm was motivating, from fans snapping photos of Hathaway and Meryl Streep on the New York streets, to support from Anna Wintour.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The result was a collection of photographs that both capture the culture and the people of Mexico and record Hurst’s particular proclivities, the food that fed his hungry eye.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Agents are specifically looking for photographs and videos taken by anyone there during that time frame.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The snapshots come after a busy stretch for Bieber and his wife, Hailey Bieber, who recently attended Coachella accompanied by their little one.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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The organization uses web crawlers to capture snapshots of sites.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Pics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pics. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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