snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät 
1
: a casual photograph made typically by an amateur with a small handheld camera
2
: an impression or view of something brief or transitory
a snapshot of life back then
Examples of snapshot in a Sentence
fans excitedly took snapshots of the rock star as he dashed into the hotel
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Like many organizations, any snapshot of our efforts will show short-term and longer-term projects in various stages of progress.
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Bree Carriglio, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Since that snapshot, Florida suffered an upset loss to Georgia, and Houston kept rolling with two wins, including a huge one at Texas Tech.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 2 Mar. 2025
Here’s a snapshot of unarguably the greatest leader of the 20th century, Sir Winston Churchill, doing exactly the same on a visit to FDR.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
The 27-year-old model took to Instagram on Feb. 27, sharing a series of snapshots from their first month of living in the city after the 25-year-old point guard's shocking trade from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 2.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Bree Carriglio, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Since that snapshot, Florida suffered an upset loss to Georgia, and Houston kept rolling with two wins, including a huge one at Texas Tech.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 2 Mar. 2025
Here’s a snapshot of unarguably the greatest leader of the 20th century, Sir Winston Churchill, doing exactly the same on a visit to FDR.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
The 27-year-old model took to Instagram on Feb. 27, sharing a series of snapshots from their first month of living in the city after the 25-year-old point guard's shocking trade from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 2.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snapshot. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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snapshot
noun
snap·shot
ˈsnap-ˌshät
: a photograph taken usually with a small hand-held camera
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