zoom in
Britishverb
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(intr, adverb) photog films television to increase rapidly the magnification of the image of a distant object by means of a zoom lens
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to examine the smallest details of a subject
Example Sentences
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Trying out the camera, I immediately missed the 8X zoom in my Pro model.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The two workers scrolling through the photos on an iPad zoom in on teeth, tattoos, or scars.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
So we’re still trying to figure out exactly how detailed we’re going to be able to zoom in, at the neighborhood level and the precinct level.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
First, let’s zoom in on a career that just ended.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
In fact, there is no such prominent object on the moon, and scholars have suggested that Galileo deliberately enlarged a crater to enable the viewer to, as it were, zoom in on a tell-tale feature.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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