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Recent Examples of telephoto
While Xiaomi’s 15 Ultra featured two telephoto cameras, the 17 Ultra combines them into one.
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Dominic Preston, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
During the night, an enterprising photographer with a telephoto lens sneaked upstairs in a building opposite Children’s and found a window in line with Patrick’s room.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
At times, people in the crowd stood up to clap for medalists — and got quickly shouted down by the journalists wielding telephoto lenses behind them.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 22 Feb. 2026
For those photographing with telescopes or telephoto lenses, the 59-minute totality window provides solid working time to experiment with exposure bracketing and capture the subtle shift in hue between totality’s start and greatest eclipse.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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Dominic Preston, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
During the night, an enterprising photographer with a telephoto lens sneaked upstairs in a building opposite Children’s and found a window in line with Patrick’s room.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
At times, people in the crowd stood up to clap for medalists — and got quickly shouted down by the journalists wielding telephoto lenses behind them.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 22 Feb. 2026
For those photographing with telescopes or telephoto lenses, the 59-minute totality window provides solid working time to experiment with exposure bracketing and capture the subtle shift in hue between totality’s start and greatest eclipse.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephoto
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Instead, the 46-year-old Los Angeles resident organized a vigil Tuesday night at a local park, where the photos of slain protesters were displayed and dozens of Iranian Americans lit candles and took turns hopping over tea lights in a version of a fire-jumping tradition known as Chaharshanbe Suri.—
AMY TAXIN,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Vance, by contrast, remained in Washington, appearing in Situation Room photos seated at the head of the table, a position typically occupied by the president.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Set against the backdrop of the city’s recovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the film traces the two women’s gradual reconciliation through their father’s photographs, exploring themes of loss, identity and the Filipino diaspora.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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On display will also be a candid photograph of Teenage Cancer Trust founders Adrian Whiteson OBE and wife Myrna Whiteson MBE.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2026
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Also known for work in films like Dead Poets Society, Nora Ephron’s This Is My Life, HBO’s Emmy-winning Bad Education, and Radha Blank’s The 40-Year-Old Version, White will next appear alongside Keanu Reeves in Jonah Hill’s Apple pic Outcome.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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And for a deeper dive on best pics, here's my analysis of the top five who have the best chance of taking home the big prize.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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The camera still doesn’t show Heidi from the front and instead shows more framed snapshots of the family before Heidi sits with her mom on a couch and her visage finally appears on-screen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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This is an important distinction for visual storytelling, which involves reducing what can be thousands of square feet of space and years of meticulous furniture sourcing into just a handful of snapshots.—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2026
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Marley Malenfant is a 10-year multimedia journalist who’s worked in print, digital, and broadcast.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Another source said Maude Apatow delivered the final cut of her film to Row K at the end of February and has yet to receive payment (violating the sale contract, the source added, as funds are due within 10 days of receiving the print).—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Telephoto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoto. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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