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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as in photo
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as in dissection
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Recent Examples of close-up
EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The close-up, interactive encounters help educate the public on local and global animals and their ecosystems.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
These are mostly shot in profile, which might seem counter-intuitive for a film hoping to endear us to its subjects (the movie’s head-on close-ups are rare), but this seemingly clinical, factual approach has a two-part effect.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Unlike her 2025 portrait, the first lady's 2017 photo was in color and featured a close-up of her face.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
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One big clue came in a previous trailer, which featured a particular close-up of a Firefly pendant dangling from her neck.
—EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The close-up, interactive encounters help educate the public on local and global animals and their ecosystems.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
These are mostly shot in profile, which might seem counter-intuitive for a film hoping to endear us to its subjects (the movie’s head-on close-ups are rare), but this seemingly clinical, factual approach has a two-part effect.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Unlike her 2025 portrait, the first lady's 2017 photo was in color and featured a close-up of her face.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for close-up
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On Monday, European leaders hastily assembled in Paris to discuss plans for peace in Ukraine after they were left out of U.S.-led talks, due to begin Tuesday, between Washington and Moscow on the near three-years Russia-Ukraine war.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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The lucky couple, and 250 of their nearest and dearest, had completely taken over the village’s two main squares for the evening.—
Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
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And here’s the kicker: Those photos were AP photos, credited to Nick Út.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Bizarrely, Cooper's chef character, Adam Jones, was shown in a photo during a montage of actual chefs during a season 3 episode of The Bear last year.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Lee Chang-dong adopts a novella by Haruki Murakami into a riveting dissection of class and gender in modern Korea.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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The first time anyone saw the whale in the flesh was in 2010, when a mother and calf were stranded in the Bay of Plenty on New Zealand’s North Island, but the carcasses weren’t suitable for dissection.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN,
10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Saudi Arabia hopes to leverage its close ties with President Donald Trump to provide Iran with a diplomatic bridge to the White House.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Gavin Newsom California's governor is close behind, or tied, with Buttigieg in the recent polling.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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The photographs were taken by Jonathan Rach, who also filmed much of the trek for NIN’s 1997 documentary/concert film, Closure.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Credits All photos taken from Pansies© Copyright 2025 by Brenna Estrada, photographs by Kelly Bowie.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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The web hosting company Hostinger recently conducted an analysis of the best American cities for freelancers.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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Further analysis will be needed to date and to identify the man in the original painting.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Senate's two-bill approach will put the immediate focus on immigration, energy and defense and likely push discussion of health offsets to the second bill.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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If someone develops any of these symptoms, seek immediate medical attention, as antitoxin may be needed.—
Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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In fact, a 2006 follow-up study by the London researchers of both taxi and bus drivers found that years of experience led to enlargement of the hippocampus in taxi drivers, but not bus drivers.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Netanyahu underwent prostate removal surgery after he was diagnosed with an infection stemming from a benign prostate enlargement, according to reputable news reports.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Close-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/close-up. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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