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
Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026
Crow-Armstrong and Williams got a close-up look at Bedard on Monday from their front-row seats at the United Center.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The park shared a video that included a rendering of the new ride, beginning with a close-up at the ride vehicle — Dominic Toretto’s Dodge Charger.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The Leeds United goalkeeper had an agonisingly close-up view of Gabriel Gudmundsson’s 94th-minute clincher in London, stretching for it, but failing to keep it out.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Architecture boat tours return to the Chicago River, giving riders a clear, close-up look at the city’s landmark buildings from the water.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026
Crow-Armstrong and Williams got a close-up look at Bedard on Monday from their front-row seats at the United Center.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The park shared a video that included a rendering of the new ride, beginning with a close-up at the ride vehicle — Dominic Toretto’s Dodge Charger.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
The Leeds United goalkeeper had an agonisingly close-up view of Gabriel Gudmundsson’s 94th-minute clincher in London, stretching for it, but failing to keep it out.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-up
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By smashing together heavy atoms of lead traveling at near-light speeds using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), scientists can create a high-energy environment that briefly frees gluons and quarks from this atomic bondage, recreating the quark-gluon plasma of the early universe.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The crossing has been under a near complete closure since Israel seized it in May 2024, saying the step was part of a strategy to halt cross-border arms smuggling by Hamas.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ratner is shown posing in an undated photo with a shirtless Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and longtime Epstein associate.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Gaza health ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, has posted photos of the deceased for families to identify.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Chargers lost to the New England Patriots, 16-3, and any dissection of this performance must start with that point total.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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That’s all changed, with the model getting candid about plastic surgery rumors, beauty treatments, and social media’s dissection of her looks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, Rivkin has formed a close bond with Olga Smirnova, a clinical social worker who visits him weekly through a home-visit program run by Maimonides Medical Center.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Mémoires Colorées was born out of Patrick Frey’s (who currently helms Pierre Frey) close friendship with Belgian artist and paper sculptor Isabelle de Borchgrave.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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More than a month has passed since the deadline set by Congress for the Department of Justice to publish all its Epstein files and upwards of millions of documents and photographs have not been released.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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The exhibition was among the last events marking the famous cult film’s 50th anniversary, and featured Rock’s famous photographs alongside pieces by pop star designer Michael Schmidt and digital portraitist Plasticgod.—
Lina Lecaro,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Manus started developing its agentic AI tools — for tasks such as market research and data analysis — as a start-up in China, before relocating to Singapore.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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For my analysis of the AI mental health law in Illinois, see the link here, for the law in Utah, see the link here, and for the law in Nevada, see the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Japanese bonds gained after a 40-year auction drew the strongest demand since March, easing immediate worries about long-term debt.—
Mia Glass,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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The league is working with lawmakers in Texas, and are holding a rally in San Antonio to ask for the immediate release of Liam Ramos and his father.—
Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Membership without full rights on the first day of accession is nothing new - most countries from the 2004 enlargement and later faced long transition periods to achieve, for example, the right of their citizens to work across the bloc.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
16 Jan. 2026
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The leadership development system can be integrated with other interventions, such as succession planning, work with an external coach, recognition, and job enlargement, to name a few.—
Scott J. Allen,
Big Think,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Close-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-up. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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