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snapshot

[snap-shot] / ˈsnæpˌʃɒt /
NOUN
photograph
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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"The current results are a snapshot of a moment during infection, and it opens the door to studying flu-host interactions across the entire infection cycle."

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

Son put his finger to his lips in the universal “shhh” sign and then did his patented camera celebration — click! — miming a snapshot.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

A BBC snapshot of petrol prices in Hull on Tuesday found a difference of more than 11p a litre between forecourts less than three miles apart.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

All 50 states, five US territories such as Puerto Rico, plus an array of sporting and cultural organizations have made contributions to this collective national snapshot.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

When I unfolded the letter, a small snapshot fell onto my desk.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

Archived snapshots of the websites for the girls' and boys' sections of the school – taken in the months before the attack - include the address of the site.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Users said ADI Predictstreet mismanaged the contest, unexpectedly shifting the dates of snapshots and altering the rules, then failing to deliver tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

They’re snapshots of what you did, why it mattered and how your beliefs influenced your actions.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

“By not just showing snapshots of the place, but … making a composition out of it, they could see that all these things form together into an experience of one place,” Siegel said.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

Some contained a few snapshots of their house and family members.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

The student survey indicating widespread opposition to the policy—released in February shortly after the grade proposal was publicized—was taken at an “unrepresentative moment” because it snapshotted students’ initial shock, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

Users can choose which apps are used by the feature, and private mode on some browsers will not be snapshotted.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2025

“I know sometimes things can be snapshotted in a certain way in a particular cultural moment,” said Hernandez.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 11, 2024

Josh Kaplan explains this weird new surveillance technology that most people are still unaware of—especially those whose cars are being snapshotted.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2019

But it was not before Inglewood had seen an instantaneous picture so unique that he might well have snapshotted it with his everlasting camera.

From Manalive by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

The Chief of Police has just been here and left instructions that snapshotting is an invasion of private rights.

From The Tempering by Buck, Charles Neville




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