photo op

noun

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Norwegian series had actually flown relatively quietly under the radar during a week that saw Josh Holloway, Beau Willimon, Jane Tranter and several other big names stopping on the Croisette beach for photo ops and moments on the pink carpet. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 May 2025 To promote the show, Variety posted a podcast on which Clooney boasted about his risk-taking photo ops in Sudan, bragging about his own activist journalism to Broadway’s leftist virago Patti Lupone. Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025 And definitely don’t ask how the rest of that team’s run went. St. Louis Blues -20 The early Blues were the weirdest expansion team ever — sorry Vegas — going to the final three straight years and then getting their doors kicked in each time, occasionally ending things with an overrated photo op. Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Fans can look forward intimate Q&A sessions, photo ops, exclusive merch drops and more inside the LA Convention Center.. Elsewhere, the X Stage will spotlight emerging talent with KCON marking one of the few opportunities for rookie K-pop acts to meet overseas fans. Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for photo op

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of photo op was in 1981

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“Photo op.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photo%20op. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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