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Recent Examples of aperture For those using a camera, experts recommend opting for a wide-angle lens with an aperture of f/4 or lower and setting the focus to the furthest possible setting to capture the full brilliance of the auroras. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 June 2025 The camera connects to your phone via Bluetooth in an instant and allows for full manual aperture, shutter, exposure compensation, and focus control. PC Magazine, 20 June 2025 For example, how far is the aperture of the zone around the 11 host cities? Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 June 2025 Photography experts told National Geographic a wide-angle lens and an aperture or F-stop of four or lower are recommended, though other settings like ISO and shutter speed will likely need to be adjusted depending on the strength of the aurora borealis. Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for aperture
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Noun
  • Toronto has plenty of holes in the roster to add talent.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • Ben Rice worked a walk after going down in an 0-2 hole, and after doing so himself, Austin Wells tied the game with a two-run single.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Cruz and Caminero each hit 21 long balls and Buxton had 20 in the opening round.
    Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
  • The opening of the film is a brief origin story for each of the four men and gives their characters a depth that was largely ignored in typical 1970’s thrillers.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • This fleshy conglomerate feels vaguely seductive despite having only navels for orifices, only knee-like lumps for appendages.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Like other Ediacaran fossils, Quaestio doesn't seem to posses any orifices.
    David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • With four different brush heads this tool can tackle grout, tile and all of the dirty crevices in your bathroom.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 July 2025
  • Slither Release date: March 31, 2006 Cast: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Rooker Another weird and wacky tale from the front-end of Gunn's career, Slither is the tale of a small town turned alien parasite hive that seeps into every corner and crevice of the once-peaceful place.
    Grace Dean, Space.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • These white jeans that come in a classic straight-leg style and have a breezy side slit.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • When approaching a sea turtle egg, the ghost crab will snip a distinctive slit into eggshells.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 July 2025

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“Aperture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aperture. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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