as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
a popular novel that was made into a major motion picture
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Recent Examples of motion picture
Renée Zellweger's transformative portrayal of the Wizard of Oz icon earned her a Best Actress Oscar and a Golden Globe for best performance by an actress in a motion picture — drama.
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Profiles and items in The Talk of the Town (a department that figured in the first issue) also defined the magazine’s perspective on what was happening in motion pictures.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The movie is one of the top-grossing motion pictures of all time.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Over the course of three motion pictures (adapted from a six-episode television series, Police Squad!), the cast of the OG Naked Gun trilogy never let problems like Ricardo Montalban using mind control to make Reggie Jackson assassinate Queen Elizabeth give them any worries.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Profiles and items in The Talk of the Town (a department that figured in the first issue) also defined the magazine’s perspective on what was happening in motion pictures.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The movie is one of the top-grossing motion pictures of all time.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Over the course of three motion pictures (adapted from a six-episode television series, Police Squad!), the cast of the OG Naked Gun trilogy never let problems like Ricardo Montalban using mind control to make Reggie Jackson assassinate Queen Elizabeth give them any worries.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
Noun
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So there’s a little bit of secret sauce in an ‘Avatar’ movie that has to do with emotion.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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The feature, based on the 2016 novel by Ruth Ware, has all the ingredients of the perfect midweek movie, a delicious cast full of classy Brit actors, a dollop of mystery and a scrumptious 1 hour and 30 minute runtime.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The idea of 24 frames a second, something that is hard to grasp, but in this sequence, in this flow, becomes a seamless moving picture is juxtaposed with with this gas inside of this tube which becomes an eternal glow.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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While some dogs eagerly follow the moving pictures and even try to interact with them, others don’t seem to care what's on TV at all.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Lockhart Kraner reprises her role of Gabby, with Kristen Wiig joining the cast for the film.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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Set in a luxurious, remote country manor, director Ché Baker’s film stars Kiran Shah (The Hobbit trilogy).—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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The heated moment resurfaced in recent weeks due to the unexpected release of In Whose Name, a new documentary exploring the complicated public and private life of the rapper, which has already pulled in over $750,000 in its first weekend.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Priestly famously stepped back from public engagements within the fashion industry following 2006's warts-and-all documentary exposé, The Devil Wears Prada.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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