as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance
come over here and get a close-up view of the painting
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as in photo
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as in dissection
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Recent Examples of close-up
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The golf itself is shot with much more movement than your typical ESPN broadcast, with pilot directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris utilizing slo-motion drone shots of long drives and high-definition close-ups of grass-shredding irons to make a low-key sport appear as fast-paced as possible.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
The second, snapped by a Gen X stranger, is a close-up of the couple with little regard for composition or setting.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
There’s plenty in terms of intimate close-ups, especially when our lead and her possible suitor(s) exchange longing gazes or light touches, and a fanciful score composed by Peter Von Poehl.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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Noun
Film, as a medium, opens up some fun opportunities for bigger action set-pieces as well as intimate close-ups.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The golf itself is shot with much more movement than your typical ESPN broadcast, with pilot directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris utilizing slo-motion drone shots of long drives and high-definition close-ups of grass-shredding irons to make a low-key sport appear as fast-paced as possible.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
The second, snapped by a Gen X stranger, is a close-up of the couple with little regard for composition or setting.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
There’s plenty in terms of intimate close-ups, especially when our lead and her possible suitor(s) exchange longing gazes or light touches, and a fanciful score composed by Peter Von Poehl.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-up
Adjective
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The rep presumed that Pepe had traveled at least three miles from the nearest body of water, with the next being about five miles away from where the gator was found.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Inflation has also cooled again in recent months, coming in at 2.3 percent for April, a near four-year low.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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One teenager unfurled and held up the national flag — red with a yellow star — for a photo.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Apple Intelligence can summarize text messages, identify real-world surroundings with the iPhone’s camera, erase unwanted objects from photos, rewrite emails and prioritize notifications.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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The dissection revealed that humpback whales have a surprisingly low density of these cells, especially compared to humans.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Reinterpreting the giant of Japanese cinema’s 1963 classic, High and Low, a tense police procedural with a sharp dissection of social class structures, Lee and screenwriter Alan Fox handle the material with the utmost care and respect.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Numerous outlets have already reported on how close Barca is to landing breakout 2024/2025 La Liga star Joan Garcia from Espanyol, which could complicate Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s future as Hansi Flick’s first choice goalkeeper.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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The 296 rooms of the new hotel would get close, but not surpass, the largest hotel in the Greater Boise Auditorium District’s boundaries: the Riverside Hotel in Garden City, with 300 rooms.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2025
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Riot Grrrl band Emily’s Sassy Lime will have an installation of archival music videos, photographs, zines and more from the 1990s; recent teenage punk band the Linda Lindas, who draw inspiration from Emily’s Sassy Lime, will also present their music videos, drawings and props.—
Alia Yee Noll,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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The book includes lots of maps, photographs, drawings and diagrams to illustrate the regions and concepts that Professor Williams discusses in the text.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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In Gilbert’s hands, reappraising the decade from a feminist perspective is more an exercise in cataloguing than in analysis: the ideology of the era is not subtle, and its narratives don’t need decoding.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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After the bill's tax and spending cuts, an analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model found, the poorest fifth of American households earning less than $17,000 a year would see their incomes drop by $820 next year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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The arrests sparked immediate backlash, with demonstrators converging outside federal buildings, blocking freeways, and in some cases clashing with police.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2025
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As a result, many DeFi initiatives remain anchored in offshore structures that allow for innovation without immediate regulatory friction.—
Irina Heaver,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Advertisement World & Nation Georgia suspends talks on joining European Union, accusing bloc of blackmail Nov. 28, 2024 EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and enlargement commissioner Marta Kos released a joint statement Sunday on the Georgian government’s decision to suspend negotiations.—
Sophiko Megrelidze,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Dec. 2024
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In 2019, Biden was diagnosed with benign enlargement of the prostate, a very common condition that affects about 80% of men over 70.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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“Close-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-up. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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