Thesaurus results for CLOSE-UPS

close-ups

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plural of close-up

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Noun

The general plan is to create the museum in the center of the first floor, potentially displaying antique cars owned by the city, along with photographs and paintings.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
His exhibition of some of its contents at Palo, in the East Village, keeps the focus of our attention on his black-and-white photographs, which hold it with a sense of ease that never undermines their moody soulfulness.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of photographs

Noun

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 sheriff’s office released photos of the black Honda CR-V deep inside the store with debris surrounding the vehicle.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Anduril Industries has shared new photos of its FQ-44A Fury uncrewed combat aircraft during weapons fit checks.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of photos

Noun

Traders also had their eye on several companies following their latest quarterly snapshots.

— Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
On August 31, the 68-year-old singer shared behind-the-scenes snapshots on Instagram from a slew of photo shoots, including covers for Vogue Italia and Interview Magazine.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of snapshots

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Working alongside these physical design efforts, the software tools built with Microsoft convert engineering documentation, test data, and safety analyses into compliant regulatory filings for both European and American authorities.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Without clear priorities, AI can pull people into endless rabbit holes, generating more ideas, drafts and analyses without actually moving the needle.

— Chris Ernst, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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

Noun

BleepingComputer reports that more than 105,000 DoppelCart shops were active in Nebty's latest scans, while Nebty says the majority of the cluster remains online.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
While his associate scans microfiche, Reacher gives the first of many, many, many unnamed mercenary characters the ol’ Giles Corey special.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of scans

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