zoom in on
Idioms-
Obtain a close up view of the subject with a camera, as in The TV people zoomed in on the Olympic gold medalist . [Mid-1900s]
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Focus on, examine closely, as in The moderator got the panelists to zoom in on the health-care issue . [Second half of 1900s]
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The two workers scrolling through the photos on an iPad zoom in on teeth, tattoos, or scars.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
First, let’s zoom in on a career that just ended.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
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 ● Dec. 20, 2025
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 ● Dec. 4, 2025
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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