Focus
Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.
Look closely and focus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Look closely" instead a verb "Focus".
Look closely
Focus and look closely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Focus" instead a verb phrase "Look closely".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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If you look closely in some scenes where Kendra is not the focus, you can see that she's locked in a perpetual smile while looking at Carrigan.
Source: Film / Poltergeist
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