in pictures
idiom
1
: in the movies or movie industry
He wants to work in pictures.
2
: by means of pictures
a story told in pictures
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The mass movement of the Great Migration is seen in archival images of train trips through rural fields where Black people do farm work and in pictures of the turmoil and energy of the industrial city.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
The Top Gun: Maverick actor, 62, and the Blonde actress, 36, were seen walking in London’s Soho area after a dinner on Thursday, Feb. 13, in pictures obtained by the Daily Mail.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The pair and another pal were seen in pictures lying on the Super Bowl turf covered in confetti, decked out in kelly green, of course.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Shannon memorized Gray’s face in pictures, then arrived with Azalea at 6 a.m. to get a front-row seat.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
The Top Gun: Maverick actor, 62, and the Blonde actress, 36, were seen walking in London’s Soho area after a dinner on Thursday, Feb. 13, in pictures obtained by the Daily Mail.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The pair and another pal were seen in pictures lying on the Super Bowl turf covered in confetti, decked out in kelly green, of course.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Shannon memorized Gray’s face in pictures, then arrived with Azalea at 6 a.m. to get a front-row seat.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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“In pictures.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pictures. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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