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
This is why keeping up with our daily commentary is more important than a screen such as this, which represents only a snapshot in time.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
From opening presents to wearing outfits to sharing updates, celebrities are clueing us into snapshots of their lives right now.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
According to a new trade snapshot released by the Food & Drink Federation, a UK trade monitoring organization, alcohol exports declined in value by 36.4 percent from 2023 to 2024, the equivalent of 2.8 billion pounds, and in volume by 28.5 percent.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Below is a small snapshot of the impact a shutdown could have on millions of Americans across the country.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
From opening presents to wearing outfits to sharing updates, celebrities are clueing us into snapshots of their lives right now.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
According to a new trade snapshot released by the Food & Drink Federation, a UK trade monitoring organization, alcohol exports declined in value by 36.4 percent from 2023 to 2024, the equivalent of 2.8 billion pounds, and in volume by 28.5 percent.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Below is a small snapshot of the impact a shutdown could have on millions of Americans across the country.
—Molly Nagle, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snapshot
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Gomez also showed off the jewel on her Instagram Stories, sharing a single photo of herself holding a red purse with red bling as her diamond — believed to be estimated at approximately $225,000 — stole the show.Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Her blue-gray eyes darted over the various exhibits displaying pieces of her culture and history: a photograph of her uncle fishing, a miniature Nause-Waiwash longhouse and a taxidermied white muskrat.Andrea Durán, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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From the whimsical to the extraordinary, the photographs offer a glimpse into the heart of Nashville in 2024.Randall Greenwell, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
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The whole family donned Christmas attire in the pic with the singer wearing a Santa hat and a red and white Grinch shirt underneath a black sweater.Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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The scrappy, scrapbook format of the new book, which includes polaroid pics of Bake Club members and their baking efforts, is indicative of how authenticity, effort, and community can make sweet, sweet waves for good.Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapshot. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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