close-ups

plural of close-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-ups
Noun
  • Based on dissections of a few catfish and the timing of the sighting, researchers concluded the bumblebee catfish were likely migrating upriver to spawn and were not eating during the migration.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Mayer resurfaces throughout Lasky’s Memory—regarding her photographs or poems or a pithy quotation—while Lasky considers the memories of her own life.
    Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Reviews emphasize the quality of the diamonds and the rings' workmanship, as well as the thorough information and photographs provided for each stone.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Click here to see more photos of Mallorca’s most expensive home.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
  • See photos of the crash site by viewing our gallery.
    Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This study is one of the most detailed analyses of how respiratory viruses circulate in schools.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Global markets, myriad analyses have shown, are tilting into a reality where wind and solar are the cheapest ways to generate electricity.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The tech can interpret brain scans twice as accurately as professionals examining stroke patients, spot more bone fractures than humans can, and detect early signs of more than 1,000 diseases.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Under the rule, the agency could ask for facial images, iris scans, finger and palm prints, voice prints and even DNA.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Kris Jenner uploaded their own snapshots from the trip.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Spanning from the late short story writer Eudora Welty to the more au courant Zendaya, the portraits were also snapshots of time.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Policymakers typically look to monthly surveys from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the broadest and most accurate snapshot of the job market.
    NPR, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • It was first successfully employed in an aquatic environment in 2008 to detect the presence of an invasive species — the American bullfrog — in France, after more traditional methods of DNA detection, such as audio or visual surveys, had been unsuccessful.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • According to them, these instances are traditional bank lending blowups, and the mislabeling reveals more about competitive tensions between old-guard banks and private credit disrupters than genuine systemic risk.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • No big credit red flags, though corporate credit spreads are up off their lows in recent weeks and the nagging questions about a couple of private-debt blowups are on repeat.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Close-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-ups. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.

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