as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
in the 20th century moving pictures became an important form of artistic expression
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That's a grand total of $1.5 billion injected into the Texas moving picture industry.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Portable projectors can bring moving pictures to the campsite or presentations to isolated work places.
—Paul Ridden
june 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2025
From universities that are as old (or older) than the moving picture itself, to budding programs, the schools on this list collectively offer an impressive array of educators, facilities and lessons to be learned.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Yeah, there’s this British photographer named Misan Harriman, who takes beautiful, moving pictures at protests.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Portable projectors can bring moving pictures to the campsite or presentations to isolated work places.
—Paul Ridden
june 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2025
From universities that are as old (or older) than the moving picture itself, to budding programs, the schools on this list collectively offer an impressive array of educators, facilities and lessons to be learned.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Yeah, there’s this British photographer named Misan Harriman, who takes beautiful, moving pictures at protests.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moving picture
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Meet Nick Castle, Brad Dourif, Derek Mears and more actors who've played some of the most iconic movie villains.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Following Dracula, Laemmle produced Frankenstein, another Universal release and one of the most fundamental movies in modern Gothic horror.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Naito took over for Mireille Soria, who lead the motion picture studio’s animation arm.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lockhart was also the recipient of two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one recognizing her motion picture work, the other honoring her television career.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic spanning from Kafka’s birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post–World War I Vienna, Holland’s film captures both the man and the myth, revealing the writer’s creative vision, alienation, and lasting cultural imprint.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Godard’s ode to American movies that required only a girl and a gun begat freak-flag-flying films like Slacker, which begat Linklater’s career, characterized by him following his own muse.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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The way to view Olympia is to sample it after watching the new documentary Riefenstahl, directed by Andres Veiel, a film that is genuinely impossible to turn off or away from.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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The full event will be streamed live on Fox Nation, followed by the premiere of a documentary series on November 7 featuring behind-the-scenes footage with Kirk.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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