screenshot
Americannoun
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screenshots
plural
verb (used with object)
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of screenshot
First recorded in 1980–85; screen ( def. ) + shot 1
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Jeffery's twin brother Carlon, who is also an actor, reposted that statement as well as a clip of his sister on a beach and a screenshot of an undated text message.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
According to the campaign’s screenshot, the chatbot replied that its “origins are classified under about seventeen different committee review processes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
An ICE spokesperson said Gonyea doxxed an agent’s home address and showed the Journal a different screenshot, which appeared to be from Gonyea’s Instagram account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Adjepong’s former wife, Janell Davis-Mack, posted a screenshot of the case information on Instagram last week, writing that she and her daughter had been quiet long enough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Something about his expression makes my stomach clench.“Did you—did you take a screenshot or something?”
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Xi Jinping restaurant serves a wide range of Chinese dishes, although its menu also includes some South Korean offerings, according to screenshots shared online.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
It did not specify where the messages had been written nor publish screenshots.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
He waited for a few more hours, according to screenshots shared with the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Some viewers used screenshots of the offer to accuse JapanLA of gouging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
As the Vonnegut streaked through hyperspace, headed for the nearest stargate, I pulled up one of the screenshots I’d taken of the red star symbol.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
In the aftermath of the ruling, Rowling screenshotted the post of one of her favorite targets, trans activist India Willoughby.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2025
It gets screenshotted and reposted by casual meme spreaders.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2024
The prosecution told the court that posts sent by Mr Heath - a former prison officer - had been screenshotted by police to compile a 48-page document for the jury.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
Streamer Zach Bussey screenshotted the updated policy and tweeted it out on Tuesday.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Though Twitter removed the spoof accounts that popped up after the Blue Verified launch fairly quickly, many had already been screenshotted and shared widely.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 18, 2022
He resorted to screenshotting her daily Chrome history and analyzing it with AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Consider printing or screenshotting a map before you arrive, since there’s no phone service on the mountain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
That could include rule-breaking that appears unusual in context: for instance, an uptick in screenshotting confidential documents during internal Zoom meetings or setting up a work email to auto-forward everything to a private Yahoo account.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2022
Imagine if Picasso was screenshotting everything, everybody could see it, like, “Eh, I don’t want to buy that painting.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
We will do everything in our power to block screenshotting video calls.
From The Verge ● Jun. 9, 2020
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