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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
  • Keeping him and his elite scoring ability would give the Red Wings a much more realistic ability to compete in the near future.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The layoffs come as Ellison has been quietly rebuilding her business after several years of near-dormancy.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of near
Noun
  • After the pair released the duet, Carpenter thanked the country star for her involvement and shared behind-the-scenes photos from the music video.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • To be sure, there are echoes of Renaissance imagery in some of the photos.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of photo
Noun
  • Our range includes a meandering cowboy odyssey that sprawls from a nowhere town in Texas to Big Sky country, a poignantly observant memoir from a wild child Dreamlander, and a careful dissection of a situationship set to the rhythms of 1970s Brazil.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Graham, who died earlier this month of an aortic dissection, spent some of his final days in Ukraine on his 10th visit to the country since it was invaded by Russia in 2022.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 28 July 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
  • The oil market remains in backwardation, a phenomenon that occurs where futures contracts with immediate or near-term deliveries sell at a premium over later deliveries, suggesting an expectation that prices will fall over time.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This weekend, religious leaders are expected to travel to Springfield to request the immediate release of one of the pastors, Joubert Adrien, from immigration detention after he was detained while riding as a passenger in a car.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 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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