zoom out

British

verb

photog films television to decrease rapidly the magnification of the image of a distant object by means of a zoom lens
to consider the essential points, rather than the details of a subject

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Example Sentences

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But remove all of that talk of numbers and industry business and zoom out.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

“If you zoom out, the Fed naturally will start bill purchases next year as part of a reverses management operation,” said Roger Hallam, Vanguard fixed income group’s global head of rates.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 6, 2025

And because ideas build over time, you’re able to zoom out of the interactions you’re having and continually refer to those memories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

Our vision zooms in, while the rower is poised to zoom out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

I zoom out and switch to map view.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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