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Recent Examples of telephoto
Many shots appear to be filmed with telephoto lenses, suggesting, via the camera’s distance from the action, Sasha’s distance from her own past and her struggle to remember.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Most of the images were taken by the four Artemis II astronauts using handheld Nikon cameras fitted with wide-angle and telephoto lenses.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
Several photographers, with cameras equipped with telephoto lenses, were perched in the parking lots, positioning themselves for the best view possible.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
The addition of the zoom ring makes sense given the 17 Ultra’s headline photography feature: a telephoto with continuous optical zoom.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Most of the images were taken by the four Artemis II astronauts using handheld Nikon cameras fitted with wide-angle and telephoto lenses.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
Several photographers, with cameras equipped with telephoto lenses, were perched in the parking lots, positioning themselves for the best view possible.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
The addition of the zoom ring makes sense given the 17 Ultra’s headline photography feature: a telephoto with continuous optical zoom.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telephoto
Noun
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The information appears next to an April 26 Navy photo that shows Boxer transiting the Surigao Straight, roughly 4,000 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The photo choice and subtitle sing.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Attendees would have received copies to deepen the bonds created by the affair, not unlike how people today cherish photographs of their encounters with celebrities and politicians.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales have shared a photograph of themselves with their three children to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Along with his back-to-back Academy Awards for the 1980 Star Wars sequel and 1981’s Indiana Jones pic and 1994 Keanu Reeves-Sandra Bullock actioner, Maslow scored noms for Dune (1984), Waterworld (1995), Twister (1996) and U-571 (2000).—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pic screened during the opening weekend of FICG, capped by a posthumous tribute to the director who passed last November 2025.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
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This was a snapshot of the 2026 Orioles — tantalizing upside, frustrating downside, and now even more pressure on an underwhelming rotation.—
Josh Tolentino,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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That snapshot described above, with the mezcal, bare feet, and crashing waves?—
Abbey Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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These bois pair their six-packs with tight suede fringe, animal-print leggings, and mullets.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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His hand gripped the side bar of an umbrella stroller that had a toddler kicking her legs up, dressed in daisy-print overalls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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“Telephoto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telephoto. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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