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]
Example Sentences
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First, let’s zoom in on a career that just ended.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
The cameras zoom in on small figures of soldiers moving around the ruins, with the controllers directing the men on the ground through walkie-talkies, callsigns and headsets.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 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
"We wanted to really show the damage -- to zoom in on exactly how pre- and post-synaptic terminals were being harmed," says Research Associate Elisa Nicoloso Simões-Pires.
From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025
I don’t answer but zoom in on his face, which he covers with his hand.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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