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
  • Photos of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton vacationing off Ischia in 1962 are considered by some to be the first paparazzi photographs, but the enterprising Devon was at it long before that.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Danny's mother, Carol, also is featured in photographs displayed in the room and was the inspiration for the room's name.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The two were falsely named as recruits to the university's crew team, even though neither ever participated in the sport, including posing for photos of themselves working out using crew machines.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Treasury Department this week banned its staff from sharing photos of the East Wing, calling it a potential security risk.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The researchers used a series of methods involving x-rays, CT scans, and microscopic and chemical analyses to ensure that the fleshy parts were indeed just a clay molding.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
  • According to their analyses, the dinosaur, which could grow to over 12 meters (40 feet) long, had a fleshy crest along the neck and back and a row of spikes running down the tail.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, analyzed more than 12,000 brain scans from nearly 5,000 healthy people between the ages of 17 and 95.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The book scans as a form of redress—an attempt to reconcile not only the demands of the workplace with the true self but also the apparent contradiction between competitiveness and care.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other surveys suggest a much tighter race.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But the anti-Mamdani vote is divided between Cuomo and Sliwa, who trails the former governor in available surveys.
    New York Times, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Last month, Kardashian Barker shared a glimpse of her family’s time on the road, posting a couple of snapshots of the couple’s son enjoying the Florida sunshine.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Scroll through Carpenter’s Instagram snapshots from her SNL rehearsal week below.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • See the entire database of restaurant inspections here.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The new robot automates this movement, allowing inspections to be completed far more quickly and with improved accuracy.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Close-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-ups. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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