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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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verb

as in to photo
to take a photograph of we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop

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Recent Examples of photograph
Noun
Each piece originated from a photograph, was digitized, transferred onto fabric and stretched over large-scale iron frames. Sofia Celeste, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024 Pettit captured the long-exposure photograph from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked at the ISS. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Chalamet himself was photographed with a Dylan-esque little moustache. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024 The Daily Mail reported Tuesday that Guilfoyle has not been photographed with Trump Jr. since Nov. 12. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for photograph 
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Noun
  • The top middle photo showed Harry and Meghan with their arms open as their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, run toward them.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Today’s great photo is from Times staff photographer Brian van der Brug.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Some dogs were even pictured taking part in Christmas parades in Tennessee.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Paris, Nicole and Paris' sister Nicky Hilton were pictured hanging out while rocking some serious statement accessories.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In retrospect, couldn’t Matlock have just opened the email attachment and snapped a pic with her phone?
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Every day, billions of images flood the internet — from selfies and cat videos to product pics and social media ads.
    Tom D’Agustino, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Kaling captioned a snapshot of the four looking festive.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Earnings Snapshots Oracle, Deere, Dell, and more: Earnings news roundup A collection of the top earnings snapshots of the week By Start Slideshow Oracle Corporation (ORCL) has filed its 10-Q filing for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2024.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Dec. 2024

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“Photograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photograph. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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