close-ups

Definition of close-upsnext
plural of close-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-ups
Noun
  • Within days, it was hurled into the internet's true crime universe, Andrea May Sahouri reports, with influencers far and wide sharing posts, live streams and even dissections of timelines and evidence, bringing national attention to Park and a reeling rural Michigan community.
    Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • Last month, in response to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the Justice Department released several photographs of former President Clinton apparently taken during his international travels with Epstein and Maxwell between 2002 and 2003.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Jurors also heard testimony that, in the months after the killings, Banfield replaced family photographs in the home with images of Magalhães.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Nevertheless, the scrutiny ratcheted up, resulting in pieces musing on journalistic ethics and deconstructions of her book, American Canto.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Federal court records in that case identify the ICE officer Jonathan Ross as witness in the case and include photos of his injuries.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Users can also upload personal artwork or photos through a simple mobile website, without installing apps or relying on cloud services.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Their analyses relied on rigid formulas that ignore the dynamics of companies driven by invention, rapid scaling, and exponential growth.
    Shane Goodwin, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Tourism, a major source of hard currency for the country, remains far below pre-pandemic levels; analyses using official Cuban data show that tourist arrivals in 2025 were less than half the number in 2019.
    Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Maxwell, who was vocal about her holding situation, also said guards kept her away from other prisoners, watched her around the clock, forced her to undergo numerous body scans and conducted multiple searches of her cell each day.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The researchers analyzed more than 61,000 MRI scans from a large UK health database to better understand the muscle’s structure.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The new mom gave a baby update in December, sharing a photo of her baby bump in the mirror along with other snapshots.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Their slideshow included pictures of the royal couple celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day in May, among other snapshots.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Trump made the comments as a string of recent polls found support for his anti-immigration push has declined in the wake of the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an ICE officer, with surveys also showing most Americans believe the shooting was unjustified.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • While surveys have identified rare earth deposits, commercial extraction has so far proven difficult due to environmental concerns, political opposition, high costs, and technical challenges posed by Arctic mining conditions.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Close-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-ups. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.

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