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adjective

ˌklōs-ˈəp How to pronounce close-up (audio)
Definition of close-upnext
as in near
not being distant in time, space, or significance come over here and get a close-up view of the painting

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close-up

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noun

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as in photo

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as in dissection

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Recent Examples of close-up
Noun
Lovingly, his devoted grandfather lifted him up and the two strode over for a close-up study. — Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026 But with major debuts at Venice, Telluride, and the Toronto International Film Festival still to come, some of the year’s biggest movies have yet to get their close-up. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026 Launched on August 10, Lunar Orbiter 1 was tasked with taking close-up pictures of the moon, in particular, nine possible landing sites for the upcoming Apollo missions. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026 Great teeming swarms of them, with an occasional locust seen in big buggy close-up, and shots of flying from a locust’s-eye view (the Steadicam had just been invented). — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for close-up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-up
  1. near
  2. photo
  3. dissection
  4. close
  5. photograph
  6. analysis
  7. immediate
  8. enlargement
Adjective
  • Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90s to near 100 degrees, with heat index values as high as 105 degrees.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Organizations must be able to trace agent behavior across cloud and SaaS systems in near-real time, not through post-incident investigations that take days or weeks.
    — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of near
Noun
  • On September 1, Claire Stoermer shared a rare childhood photo of her daughter to celebrate the milestone.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Sunil Pandey Speaking with NBC News in Pokhara, Nabin Karki, a superintendent of police, said authorities were collecting DNA samples and displaying photos of the bodies found in hopes that family members might be able to identify them.
    — Surendra Phuyal, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of photo
Noun
  • But Horvat’s script, with its interesting evasions, lacunae, and crabwise approach to metaphor, deserves at least a little serious dissection, so let’s get stuck in.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • She was admitted to Rhode Island Hospital with injuries that included bilateral internal carotid artery dissection, liver and spleen lacerations, multiple rib fractures, and a ruptured diaphragm.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissection
Adjective
  • California Cruise is even closer than expected, with deliveries slated to begin next year.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The success of this trial was possible through the close and constructive cooperation between the participating German Air Force organisations, the exercise management team and the expert teams from Rheinmetall Air Defence and Hensoldt.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of close
Noun
  • The lawsuit further alleged that Trader Joe’s put its crustless PB&Js peanut in packaging that too closely resembled the coloring of an Uncrustables box and featured a similar photograph of a sandwich with a bite taken out of one side.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Reddington showed the jury a photograph of the Clancy family, looking happy, and a second one of Lindsay Clancy in the hospital.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of photograph
Noun
  • The deadly wall of water that descended from the mountains on the border between Nepal and Tibet caused destruction at least 62 miles downriver from the border in Nepal, an ABC News analysis of verified video and satellite images shows.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Oman’s Environment Authority assessed the affected area at 390 square kilometers on August 10; satellite analysis by SkyTruth’s John Amos suggested a figure of more than 2,000 square kilometers two days later.
    — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of analysis
Adjective
  • His best explanations for this are pressure from shareholders to prioritize immediate returns over long-term investments, and years of obsession with digital that came at the expense of physical retail.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • These models predict what the fuel will do in the immediate future.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of immediate
Noun
  • This can happen as a result of nerve damage and prostate gland enlargement, among other conditions.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Surely under our Constitution and laws the enlargement of our limits is a manifestation of the highest attribute of sovereignty, and if entered upon as an Executive act all things relating to the transaction should be clear and free from suspicion.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of enlargement

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