Thesaurus results for CLOSE-UPS

close-ups

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plural of close-up

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But for the rest of the exhibit’s run, the museum will display the bug in its entirety, in addition to sculpture, photographs and video that document how Ali has spent the last 15 years becoming her creature alter ego.

— Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The $74 million mission was designed to snap photographs of Mars and study the planet's atmosphere for up to 10 months, but did perform science for over a year and continued to orbit the Red Planet through October 2022.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 24 Sep. 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 network also shared a series of other photos including other The Wire alums.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
At Meta’s campus, crowds lined up outside for the keynote speech as people snapped photos with a furry mascot called Jolly for the company’s AI agent Muse.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of photos

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These are not just fashion images, but rather, snapshots that have stood the test of time as true art.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Scientists plan to use the imager to take fast snapshots of the cosmos, study dark energy, and map the distribution of matter throughout the universe.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of snapshots

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Using specialized computer codes, the team ran detailed safety analyses to model how the new fuel would behave under extreme conditions.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
What’s more, these analyses take a static view of the issue and don’t factor in the dynamic effects that would offset revenue loss.

— Elaine Parker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of analyses

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Radiologists are required to compare new scans to prior scans to determine the malignancy risk of each nodule detected.

— Oran Muduroglu, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Attempt techniques like progressive muscle relaxation and body scans, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are drifting away.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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