zoom in

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) photog films television to increase rapidly the magnification of the image of a distant object by means of a zoom lens

2. to examine the smallest details of a subject

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Example Sentences

“And get expelled,” Principal Wombat said, who had zoomed in unseen.

From Literature

Later, television cameras zoomed in on him on the Morocco bench, after he had been substituted in extra time, holding back tears.

From BBC

Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon,” which will compete in the best musical or comedy category at the Golden Globes, zoomed in on a lone night in the life of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new city can be a challenge—see, eat, experience it all—or an invitation to zoom in on one area and live like a local.

From The Wall Street Journal

Using a microscopy approach they created themselves, the scientists can zoom in on the outer surface of human cells in a Petri dish.

From Science Daily

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