zoom out
phrasal verb
zoomed out; zooming out; zooms out
: (of a person) to adjust the lens of a camera or (of a camera) to adjust its lens so that the image seems to be smaller and farther away
The photographer zoomed out to get the widest possible view of the scene.
The camera zoomed out to show a wider view of the scene.
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Conventional wisdom says that CEOs should zoom out to 50,000 feet and think about vision and strategy and do the things only CEOs can do.
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Alisa Cohn, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The video then zooms out to showcase about 10 million galaxies spotted by the camera’s wide view — roughly 0.05% of the 20 billion galaxies Rubin will observe over 10 years.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
Then zoom out and consider your cash level to determine if your overall exposure to the market in general is acceptable.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 June 2025
But zoom out a bit, and the country supposedly holding all the cards has gained just 1,650 of Ukraine’s 233,030 square miles over the last 16 months.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
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Alisa Cohn, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The video then zooms out to showcase about 10 million galaxies spotted by the camera’s wide view — roughly 0.05% of the 20 billion galaxies Rubin will observe over 10 years.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
Then zoom out and consider your cash level to determine if your overall exposure to the market in general is acceptable.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 June 2025
But zoom out a bit, and the country supposedly holding all the cards has gained just 1,650 of Ukraine’s 233,030 square miles over the last 16 months.
—Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 May 2025
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“Zoom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoom%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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