pics

noun

variants or pix
plural of pic
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 The films about them have in turn evolved from coming-of-age stories and stylish bio-pics into whistle-blower dramas and dark thrillers. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Of course, Neon has also had an impressive run with Oscar-nominated and winning pics like Sean Baker’s Anora and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 Chile’s 22nd Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic) features nine pics in its Chile Film Competition this year vying for cash prizes in the best film, director and actor categories. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026 The three Predator pics from Trachtenberg are the highest-rated on Rotten Tomatoes in the franchise. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 This isn’t to imply pregnancy demands nine months of abstinence from uploading baby-bump pics on Instagram. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026 The pics included a sweet snap of Harry kissing Lili, setting up a game of archery balloons with Archie and driving his kids on an all-terrain vehicle while being ailed by the family’s Labrador retriever, Pula. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 More than 50,000 pictures of dogs and millions of social media followers later, The Dogist is on a mission to bring smiles to human faces through pup pics, their owners' observations and books, YouTube videos and more. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Fox, a budding photographer at the time, tagged along and took some pics of his son on his boogie board. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pics
  1. photos
  2. photographs
  3. snapshots
Noun
  • After the boutique’s statement, Clarkson doubled down on her claims on her Instagram stories with photos featuring a price tag on the bird that contradicted the shop’s first statement.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As for privacy, Mayer said users can grant Dazzle full, partial, or no access to their photos and images that are sensitive are immediately discarded.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of photos
Noun
  • Prosecutors allege Freire raped one of the women while she was incapacitated, took photographs of the unconscious roommates and shared the images with others.
    — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Together, the two then traveled to Santorini, Antiparos, and Athens, making their way through the landscapes Susan had long admired in photographs.
    — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of photographs
Noun
  • But for some families, snapshots in their minds from that morning will carry a devastating, final memory of a child who never came home.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The audio-only model obviously can’t take snapshots or videos, either.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of snapshots

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“Pics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pics. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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