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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This zoom in and out approach keeps the short term and long term always in mind.
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Kinga Vajda, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Des Moines Register News Director and Politics Editor Mike Trautmann discusses a USA TODAY Network project that zoomed in on seven counties in seven battleground states that will likely decide the election.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
Not until several minutes after Reed fired on an officer and officers fired back did police use a POD down the street to zoom in close to the scene.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
In Nickel Boys, the inferno is called the Nickel Academy and the story zooms in on a friendship between two young men, studious and hopeful Elwood, played by Ethan Herisse, and Brandon Wilson’s more cynical Turner.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
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Kinga Vajda, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Des Moines Register News Director and Politics Editor Mike Trautmann discusses a USA TODAY Network project that zoomed in on seven counties in seven battleground states that will likely decide the election.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
Not until several minutes after Reed fired on an officer and officers fired back did police use a POD down the street to zoom in close to the scene.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
In Nickel Boys, the inferno is called the Nickel Academy and the story zooms in on a friendship between two young men, studious and hopeful Elwood, played by Ethan Herisse, and Brandon Wilson’s more cynical Turner.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Zoom in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoom%20in. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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