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as in film
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
there was much excitement when it was announced that the popular children's book would be turned into a movie
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as in filmmaking
movies plural
the art or business of making a movie
many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies
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Recent Examples of movie
The organization also hosts community building events such as movie nights and dance lessons.
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Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
As the sun stretched over the field in the aftermath, the teams took a group photo before scattering off to brunch or … well, to the movies.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
The movie ends with a disclaimer noting that 36 percent of nurses in Switzerland leave the job after four years, and that the World Health Organization estimates a shortage of 13 million healthcare practitioners by 2030.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
Set the scene Formerly the estate of Western movie star Gene Autry, the Parker is hands down one of the area’s most unique places to stay.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
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Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
As the sun stretched over the field in the aftermath, the teams took a group photo before scattering off to brunch or … well, to the movies.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
The movie ends with a disclaimer noting that 36 percent of nurses in Switzerland leave the job after four years, and that the World Health Organization estimates a shortage of 13 million healthcare practitioners by 2030.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
Set the scene Formerly the estate of Western movie star Gene Autry, the Parker is hands down one of the area’s most unique places to stay.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movie
Noun
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The film also showed an important difference between his approach and Farhadi’s.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Salim will co-write and co-produce the film alongside Pearce and Charred Pictures.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, independent filmmaking took off as low-budget, low-risk films, including Reservoir Dogs and Slacker, proved to have huge revenue upside.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Emma Penrose Penrose is a Director of Photography with a focus on narrative and analog experimental filmmaking.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Then, during a 12-day war last summer, Israel used Tehran’s cameras to track and bomb the location of a meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, injuring Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to Iranian lawmakers and an Israeli documentary.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Dion was also recently interviewed for a documentary which came out on the French channel M6 about her creative collaboration with singer-songwriter and producer Jean-Jacques Goldman.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movie. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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