Thesaurus results for CLOSE-UPS

close-ups

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plural of close-up

as in stills

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Blowing Oleksa’s cover would mean publicly admitting that there are five senators on her asset list — one of whom was seduced into posing for some, uh, compromising photographs.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
More than 150 sculptures—along with works on paper, photographs, and extensive archival material—provide the occasion for an expansive survey of one of the twentieth century’s most influential artists.

— Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 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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Today, the interiors read like snapshots of her tastes and interests over the intervening years.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
Earlier this summer, Czarniak, 48, enjoyed some quality time with her family, posting a few snapshots on Instagram from their time away together.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of snapshots

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But additional analyses controlling for other variables found that the impact of coding agents on app production was about a 160% increase in apps by April 2026 compared to the period two years prior.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
According to analyses by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the integrated model is central to biomedical progress.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 18 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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The research team also looked at a smaller group of nearly 200 people who had more detailed cognitive testing and brain imaging, specifically MRI scans.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Australians, in a nation of 28 million people, face significant wait times for specialist appointments and specific diagnostic scans or elective surgeries, ranging from weeks to a year.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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