Thesaurus results for CLOSE-UPS

close-ups

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plural of close-up

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Many shuffled between the help desk and the hospital notice board, clutching photographs and scanning injured patients' lists in the hope of finding them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Many shuffled between the help desk and the hospital notice board, clutching photographs and scanning injured patients’ lists in the hope of finding them.

— Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of photographs

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Aortic dissections are estimated to occur in 20,000 people in the United States every year, half of which are fatal.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 July 2026
Aortic dissections occur when the inner layer of tissue in the aorta, which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body, ruptures.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 13 July 2026

Definition of dissections

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The fire was approaching Highway 1 just south of Plaskett Ridge Road, the department said in a Friday afternoon update that included several photos where flames could be seen near the pivotal scenic highway.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Crime-scene photos showed the driver’s seat reclined and pushed farther back than Jones, who stood 5 feet, 5 inches tall, would have kept it.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of photos

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The snapshots shared on social media showed Sagal standing in front of a giant cake in what appeared to be a backyard.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026
Among the snapshots were lots of sweet moments with Turner, including photos of the actor kissing her on the cheek as the newlyweds enjoyed time together in the countryside.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of snapshots

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The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, or OIRA, doesn’t require that agencies perform cost-benefit analyses of regulations imposed on individuals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
The study combined technological, petrographic, and geochemical analyses of pottery fragments recovered from a kiln at Qurayyah.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of analyses

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His philosophy aims to avoid blowups, even if that sometimes means missing opportunities to maximize profits.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
The history of peacemaking – from Kadesh to the Dayton Accords that ended the Bosnian war, to the Belfast Agreement that halted the 30-year sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland – shows that public blowups and threats to walk out are normal stages, not proof of failure.

— Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 25 June 2026

Definition of blowups

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To find out, researchers used machine learning to analyze the brain scans of dogs as they were shown images of human facial expressions.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026
The company says Document Scan can reduce dog-ear folds, wrinkles, and fingerprints when capturing scans.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of scans

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