Start and Zoom

Start

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Zoom and start are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Zoom" instead a verb "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

Zoom verb - To fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound.

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Start and zoom are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Start" instead a verb "Zoom".

Nearby Words: zoomed, zooming

Fight Woosh: A dramatic zoom in and 16-bit sound effect plays whenever you start a stage within a dungeon.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Scenery Porn: The start menu is a zoom around of the Castle of Uruk, showing every detail of the exterior.

Source: Video Game / Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
At the start of Final Fantasy XIII, we know that Nora is dead when they zoom in on her hand in Snow's grasp and the fingers go limp.

Source: Dead-Hand Shot

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