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
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The show runs through July 22 and is free to the public, offering a rare, close-up look at the creative life behind one of post-punk’s most enduring figures.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 May 2026
With its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MHLI), the rover snapped a close-up image of a penny.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 May 2026
Fairmont Breakers Long Beach, California The glamorous Fairmont Breakers Long Beach is ready for its close-up.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Rittenhouse also posted pictures of himself in a hospital bed as well as a close-up shot of the spider's bite mark.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The show runs through July 22 and is free to the public, offering a rare, close-up look at the creative life behind one of post-punk’s most enduring figures.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 7 May 2026
With its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MHLI), the rover snapped a close-up image of a penny.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 May 2026
Fairmont Breakers Long Beach, California The glamorous Fairmont Breakers Long Beach is ready for its close-up.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-up
Adjective
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The dedicated Moon Mode within Vaonis' Singularity app delivers a live, non-stacked view of the lunar surface, refreshing every few seconds for a near real-time observing experience.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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In the near-term, refueling will enable Starships to fly to the Moon to serve as landers for NASA’s Artemis program.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The photos led to Russini’s resignation from The Athletic less than a week later.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Those photos and several others, released by both the Post and other online publications, eventually led to Russini resigning from The Athletic and deleting her social media presence.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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However, Larson died the night of the final rehearsal and just one day before Rent's first Off-Broadway preview performance, at the age of 35, from an aortic dissection, believed to have been caused by undiagnosed Marfan syndrome.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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After a casino owner turned TV star first became President of the United States, media networks further beefed up their political coverage by treating it like entertainment, amplifying juicy play-by-plays over granular dissections of policy.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Then, style it with jeans to hit the town for drinks with your closest friends.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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Here, over a dozen or so hammocks hang from palm trees, swaying just over the water, close enough to dip your toes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Fading photographs of Samih in uniform lined the walls.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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One of the writer’s jobs is, of course, to make a world of words, images, scenes, photographs—a unique artistic world that acts as the container for the story or the meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Legal professionals use Gemini for drafting, document summarization, legal research assistance, and analysis of documents that include text, tables, charts, and images.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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County type designations are based on a New York Times analysis of data from the Census, the National Center for Health Statistics, and other research.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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All visitors who paid for entry were told that only kind words would be tolerated, and any hurtful words or curses would result in immediate expulsion from the tent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The franchise stunned the NBA by trading away cornerstone Luka Dončić, plunging the roster into an immediate identity crisis.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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According to the Marfan Foundation, the genetic aortic and vascular condition can cause aortic enlargement, which can be life-threatening.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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That can lead to swelling and enlargement of hemorrhoids.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Close-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-up. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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