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
Example Sentences
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Haseeb Qureshi, a venture-capital investor focused on crypto, posted a screenshot on X showing that an AI-detection program determined the article was likely AI-generated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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 edited screenshot of Letterboxd’s user interface replaced the four film posters with a concise four-word appeal: “PLEASE. DON’T. SELL. OUT,” with the “N” in “DON’T” replaced by Netflix’s unmistakable red logo.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
"I recorded myself with my phone, describing the incident, saying how frustrated I was about the lack of response, and included a screenshot of the message I'd received from police," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
I squint at the static silhouette in my 3-D screenshot.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Your boss and co-workers seem like they are on your side, but you’ll want screenshots of messages and paper trails should she take her complaints to HR.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Many reported that their posts had been deleted by social media platforms at the request of the Vietnamese government – providing screenshots of notifications as evidence.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
In its filing Monday, Apple said its investigation “has uncovered information that raises serious concerns about other former Apple employees,” including one who took screenshots of confidential Apple documents before an OpenAI interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The detective’s Facebook friends urged her to make her post public, so she did — screenshots of Salute’s court records, her mug shot and her new school photo.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 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
A longtime MMA reporter who says he saw the post before it vanished insisted it was real, writing that he and others had screenshotted it themselves.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
It has since been deleted, but was screenshotted by multiple outlets including the New York Post.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
It gets screenshotted and reposted by casual meme spreaders.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 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
“What we’re finding is they’re just screenshotting these photos from social media and using those.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
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
Still, anti-vaccine groups sidestep new rules by using coded language, or screenshotting posts from prominent influencers’ own websites and sharing them on the mainstream platforms.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
“We will do everything in our power to block screenshotting video calls.”
From The Verge ● Jun. 9, 2020
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