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 arena tour, the camera zooms in on one person in the audience, and this woman was suddenly on a jumbotron in front of 17,000 people.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
This hybrid system lets researchers zoom in on living human cells with incredible detail.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
Two of the films in the Premieres category zoom in on major figures from sport and culture.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
However, the silhouette of a third warship—other than the and the —is barely visible farther in the background when zooming in on the photo, suggesting that all three vessels were sailing in the same direction in the Taiwan Strait.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
This hybrid system lets researchers zoom in on living human cells with incredible detail.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
Two of the films in the Premieres category zoom in on major figures from sport and culture.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
However, the silhouette of a third warship—other than the and the —is barely visible farther in the background when zooming in on the photo, suggesting that all three vessels were sailing in the same direction in the Taiwan Strait.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Zoom in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoom%20in. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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