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snapshot

noun

ˈsnap-ˌshät

Definition of snapshot

as in photo

a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera fans excitedly took snapshots of the rock star as he dashed into the hotel

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Recent Examples of snapshot These levels can now be measured simultaneously in many cells using a technique called single-cell RNA sequencing, which supplies a snapshot of all the different RNA molecules each cell contains. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 The poster and key image from the film is a smiling snapshot of Mihai and Lisbet with their children, a seemingly happy family. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 McKeown offers audiences a beautiful snapshot of an eroding but close-knit community and a man determined to save it. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 The competing polls offer different snapshots of voter opinion, with the wording of the question being one key difference between the surveys. — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snapshot

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Faulk showed photos of some businesses that have replaced the highway fences with their own fences and how those have improved the look along the highway.

— Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
The shoot couldn’t run in sequence and was organized by location instead, so Patil tracked her own makeup, hair, body and voice continuity across Selvi’s decline, leaning on continuity photos and long rehearsals with the ensemble.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of photo

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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 photograph

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The pic was adapted by Mark O’Halloran from Owen Martell’s novel Intermission.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
From there, Duffield’s champions at 20th Century won a fierce bidding war to distribute the pic, which Duffield and Kraus would co-adapt for the big screen.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

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