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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Start Here By Malia Griggs By the way, his entire Instagram feed is basically one big tribute to Collins, with countless portraits of the actor and snapshots of their memories.
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Glamour, 1 Feb. 2025
As for other exceptional offerings, a 1915 Boston Red Sox team photo postcard up for grabs has a starting bid of $110,000; the snapshot of the American League team’s roster marks Ruth’s first appearance on any baseball collectible.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
Holt also shares snapshots of her travel and trade fair experiences on social media, helping communicate about the store’s unusual, international array of products and brands.
—Devorah Lauter, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
The cleanliness updates were included in the mayor’s preliminary management report, which was released Thursday and provides snapshots of how city agencies performed on a slew of critical issues between July and October 2024.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Glamour, 1 Feb. 2025
As for other exceptional offerings, a 1915 Boston Red Sox team photo postcard up for grabs has a starting bid of $110,000; the snapshot of the American League team’s roster marks Ruth’s first appearance on any baseball collectible.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2025
Holt also shares snapshots of her travel and trade fair experiences on social media, helping communicate about the store’s unusual, international array of products and brands.
—Devorah Lauter, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
The cleanliness updates were included in the mayor’s preliminary management report, which was released Thursday and provides snapshots of how city agencies performed on a slew of critical issues between July and October 2024.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
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And here’s the kicker: Those photos were AP photos, credited to Nick Út.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Her words captioned a photo of the movie’s cast, including her costars Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, standing together at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The photographs were taken by Jonathan Rach, who also filmed much of the trek for NIN’s 1997 documentary/concert film, Closure.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Credits All photos taken from Pansies© Copyright 2025 by Brenna Estrada, photographs by Kelly Bowie.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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An Emmy nominee known for her work in films like American Beauty, Suvari is coming off of turns in Reagan and the sci-fi horror pic Ick.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ali snapped a pic of her husband mid-game, featuring the athlete eyeing his wife from the court and throwing up a sweet hand gesture for the shot.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Snapshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snapshot. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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