zoom in
phrasal verb
zoomed in; zooming in; zooms in
: (of a person) to adjust the lens of a camera or (of a camera) to adjust its lens so that the image seems to be bigger and closer
—often + on
I zoomed in on her face to show her reaction.
The TV cameras zoomed in on the winner's face.
—often used figurativelyWe're trying to zoom in on the cause of these problems before they get worse.
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On the occasion of the 26th birthday of Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp's daughter, zoom in on 26 of her beauty looks that inspire us.
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Marie Bladt, Vogue, 27 May 2025
Courtesy of Apple Some smaller changes include the ability to capture audio recordings within the Notes app, the Journal app coming to the Mac for the first time, and a new Magnifier feature that zooms in with your connected webcam or camera.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 11 June 2025
As if each limb weren’t already buzzing with neural activity, things get even more intricate when researchers zoom in further—to the nerves within each individual sucker, a ring of muscular tissue, which octopuses use to sense and taste their surroundings.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2025
The experience zooms in on the faces of soldiers, which are colorized.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 5 June 2025
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Marie Bladt, Vogue, 27 May 2025
Courtesy of Apple Some smaller changes include the ability to capture audio recordings within the Notes app, the Journal app coming to the Mac for the first time, and a new Magnifier feature that zooms in with your connected webcam or camera.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 11 June 2025
As if each limb weren’t already buzzing with neural activity, things get even more intricate when researchers zoom in further—to the nerves within each individual sucker, a ring of muscular tissue, which octopuses use to sense and taste their surroundings.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2025
The experience zooms in on the faces of soldiers, which are colorized.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 5 June 2025
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“Zoom in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoom%20in. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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