close-ups

noun

plural of close-up
1
as in stills

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as in dissections

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-ups
  1. photographs
  2. dissections
  3. photos
  4. deconstructions
  5. snapshots
  6. analyses
  7. blowups
  8. scans
Noun
  • The unexpected nature of the photographs mimics the discovery of what lies on the open road.
    — Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The show projects a lot of images, including photographs of the actresses as girls.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 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
Noun
  • The ceremony concluded with attendees placing flowers and candles on a table with photos of the two men who were killed.
    — Noah Vinsky July 25, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026
  • D4vd was seated shackled and emotionless as the photos were shown.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Definition of photos
Noun
  • Fans have their deconstructions.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 June 2026
  • Doing creative deconstructions of Chinese foods is part of their culinary hallmark, as many chefs are hungry to showcase their own culture.
    — Terry Tang, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Definition of deconstructions
Noun
  • In the summer of 2023, the five-time Grammy winner Janet Jackson shared snapshots from her Melides getaway on Instagram.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
  • The latest poll of Georgia voters offers one of the clearest snapshots yet of a political landscape pulling in two directions.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of snapshots
Noun
  • But two insightful analyses might temper the accelerated growth of LNG.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Statistical analyses confirmed that these patterns were unlikely to be random.
    — Brian Lawton, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Definition of analyses
Noun
  • 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
  • The club’s longest-serving player limped off early on and will undergo scans to determine the extent of the damage.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Translating the scans into positioning oneself cannot, as yet, be written into an algorithmic playbook.
    — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of scans
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