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photographs

NOUN

a still picture taken with a camera

Synonyms

STRONGEST

image likeness photo picture portrait print snapshot

STRONG

Photostat Polaroid blowup microfilm mug negative pic pix positive shot slide snap transparency

WEAK

Kodachrome Kodak close-up pinup

VERB

take a picture with a camera

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capture illustrate print reproduce shoot

STRONG

Photostat cinematize copy film get lens microfilm mug photo picture record roll snap snapshot take turn x-ray

WEAK

capture on film close-up get a likeness get a shot make a picture photoengrave

Antonyms

STRONG

fail lose misunderstand

Example Sentences

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That applied to observers who deigned to take photographs of the case's famous players in the courthouse and lawyers who pushed their questions into territory the judge had previously made clear were off-limits.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

They initially denied that was the case, and claimed they had been on a family holiday, but the court heard messages and photographs on their phones made their intentions clear.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

He ignored multiple questions on the subject from reporters during a visit to the Temple of Heaven on Thursday afternoon, where he and Xi posed for photographs after talks.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Rare aerial photographs taken a century ago by Colonel J. Victor Dallin guided the restoration of Aronimink Golf Club.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

In the stone cellar we uncover blankets, crates of champagne, tins of French pâté, and a folder of glossy photographs of a woman called Gloria Swanson.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin