as in photograph
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera
an album of wedding photos
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as in to photograph
to take a photograph of
photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine
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Recent Examples of photo
Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Click here to see more photos of the setup and observance.
—Caleb Grieger, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
As the dye travels through your blood vessels, a camera takes photos of the blood vessels in the retina to check for leaking.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Newsweek could not independently verify the photos' authenticity.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The players gathered for a team photo with all the staff while, sliding across the grass, Claudia Pina, the star of the match with two goals, ran from her interview with Catalan broadcaster TV3 to get involved.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Click here to see more photos of the setup and observance.
—Caleb Grieger, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025
As the dye travels through your blood vessels, a camera takes photos of the blood vessels in the retina to check for leaking.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Newsweek could not independently verify the photos' authenticity.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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With few photographs, no clear family records, and little oral history preserved, DNA testing offers, albeit partial, answers to an individual's story.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Vice-President Michel Temer took over, but his tenure was shadowed by a potential scandal: a blackmailer had hacked his wife’s phone and threatened to release compromising photographs of her.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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The pic, directed by Barry Levinson from a script by Nicholas Pileggi, will also get some PLF showings.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Mar. 2025
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The pic is 74% fresh with RT Critics.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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This is another snapshot of this disproportionate relationship with the United States.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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At its heart, American Grin is a snapshot of what brought the band to this point.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Photo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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