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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First Australia stood pat, then New Zealand stunned everyone with a 50 basis point hike and the next interest rate decision for Asian markets to zoom in on this week comes from India on Thursday.
From Reuters
The sneakers are variously lingered over, zoomed in on and even featured prominently on the movie’s poster.
From New York Times
They giggled and zoomed in on their friends’ faces, and looked at the snow on the mountains and a ladybug on a blade of grass.
From New York Times
I enlarge it to full screen, pinch out to zoom in, or move to a larger device so I can see the photo in a broader format and soak in every detail.
From Washington Post
If a burst is detected, data from the outrigger dishes allow the telescope to zoom in and pin the FRB to its galaxy.
From Science Magazine
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