zoom out
phrasal verb
zoomed out; zooming out; zooms out
: (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 smaller and farther away
The photographer zoomed out to get the widest possible view of the scene.
The camera zoomed out to show a wider view of the scene.
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The camera zoomed out to reveal Hostin, Griffin, and Sara Haines all giggling in their seats over the surprise foot photo.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
To zoom out a bit, the S & P 500 went six months without so much as a 3% pullback and has now had three of them in the past five weeks.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
The whole thing ended with him getting copied into two other versions of reality, as what seemed to be one kind of story zoomed out to reveal another.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
The camera then zooms out to show that the athlete is actually inside of a snow globe, which the pop star has been gazing into and shaking.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
To zoom out a bit, the S & P 500 went six months without so much as a 3% pullback and has now had three of them in the past five weeks.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
The whole thing ended with him getting copied into two other versions of reality, as what seemed to be one kind of story zoomed out to reveal another.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
The camera then zooms out to show that the athlete is actually inside of a snow globe, which the pop star has been gazing into and shaking.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Zoom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoom%20out. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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