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
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The image is soon consumed by harrowing close-ups of a stranger, Yeong-gyeong (Han Ye-ri), at the aforementioned event.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
The media outlet previously reported that visitors from all over the world hiked Mount Etna over the weekend to get a close-up of the volcanic eruption prompting authorities to issue warnings and advisories.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit includes close-up photographs of M16T1, including black markings on the tower that attorneys allege are signs of recent arcing.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In a post on X, which included a video of the probe's new close-up view of the lunar surface, Firefly suggested intermittent communications blackouts with Blue Ghost would occur as the lander circles around the far side of the moon.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The image is soon consumed by harrowing close-ups of a stranger, Yeong-gyeong (Han Ye-ri), at the aforementioned event.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
The media outlet previously reported that visitors from all over the world hiked Mount Etna over the weekend to get a close-up of the volcanic eruption prompting authorities to issue warnings and advisories.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
The lawsuit includes close-up photographs of M16T1, including black markings on the tower that attorneys allege are signs of recent arcing.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-up
Adjective
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The lucky couple, and 250 of their nearest and dearest, had completely taken over the village’s two main squares for the evening.—
Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, European leaders hastily assembled in Paris to discuss plans for peace in Ukraine after they were left out of U.S.-led talks, due to begin Tuesday, between Washington and Moscow on the near three-years Russia-Ukraine war.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The complaint also includes a photo of three of the men, and a fourth individual whose identity is redacted, posing with some of the goods allegedly stolen from Portis’ home on Nov. 2.—
Alex Andrejev,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Another bore a photo of a sergeant with the call sign Hedgehog; he was critically wounded in Bakhmut and died in a Kyiv hospital on June 12.—
Kim Barker,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That his work, a deft dissection of the dangers of power and the mutability of empire, remains as relevant as ever would have seemed so obvious to him as to not bear mentioning.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Lee Chang-dong adopts a novella by Haruki Murakami into a riveting dissection of class and gender in modern Korea.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But longtime close watchers of Epstein and his legal ordeal made the case in a series of posts on X that such a list may never emerge.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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Starmer’s deal would send the island chain to Mauritius, a former British colony and current close ally of China.—
Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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The photographs were taken by Jonathan Rach, who also filmed much of the trek for NIN’s 1997 documentary/concert film, Closure.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Credits All photos taken from Pansies© Copyright 2025 by Brenna Estrada, photographs by Kelly Bowie.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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Far-right extremist groups have been cowed in the last four years by the fallout and prosecutions from the Jan. 6 insurrection, said Katherine Keneally, head of threat analysis and prevention at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Get the Envelope newsletter for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes stories from the Envelope podcast and columnist Glenn Whipp’s must-read analysis.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Conveniently placed less than a 15-minute drive from Iowa State University and downtown Ames, the home’s rural setting appears a world away from any major metropolis, part of the immediate appeal for the right type of buyer.—
Richard Lane,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The language used in the executive order was an immediate red flag for Max Wiznitzer, MD, a pediatric neurologist at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland and co-chair of the Professional Advisory Board at CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder).—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Russia's invasion, by this diagnosis, was a response to the enlargement of NATO over the years.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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In fact, a 2006 follow-up study by the London researchers of both taxi and bus drivers found that years of experience led to enlargement of the hippocampus in taxi drivers, but not bus drivers.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Close-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-up. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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