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

She zoomed in on the school blazer and began trying to locate the school through its emblem.

From BBC

"We can now resonantly zoom in on these interesting physics with our terahertz microscope."

From Science Daily

As the harried solo parent of a sick child, Byrne lets the camera zoom in so close to her character’s insecurities that the audience breaks out in a cold sweat.

From Los Angeles Times

From potentially millions of iterations, planners can zoom in on actions that are more likely to achieve their objectives.

From The Wall Street Journal

The room darkened again and the screen shimmered, zooming in on an image of me sitting in my blue dress.

From Literature

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