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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
watched a film on the Hopi Indians at the multicultural center
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as in filmmaking
the art or business of making a movie
learned about some of the special-effects techniques used in film
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as in to videotape
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Recent Examples of film
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
This is advice for life, not just film.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the sport, rest easy — there are only occasional references to the business of soccer (for instance, former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson) — but Saipan is not a sports film in the usual sense, although it could be described as a battle of wills.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Nathan needed to film a presentation for his physical therapy program and used Kayla as his patient.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
This is advice for life, not just film.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Maresco may be searching himself in some sense, though the film is fashioned from the outset as a more literal search.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
For those unfamiliar with the sport, rest easy — there are only occasional references to the business of soccer (for instance, former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson) — but Saipan is not a sports film in the usual sense, although it could be described as a battle of wills.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
Noun
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The books-to-movies pipeline is littered with stories of adaptations gone wrong.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Zelensky doesn't want to go through the same movie again.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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With its mix of full-length features, short films and documentaries from at home and abroad, the schedule speaks to the breadth and depth of Black filmmaking internationally.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Despite a 2010 ban on filmmaking, media appearances and travel, Panahi continued working in secret.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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After the attack, he was videotaped sitting cross-legged on the sidewalk, covered in blood and holding the golf club in one hand.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Immigrant rights groups criticized his administration when armed Border Patrol officers on horseback were videotaped chasing Haitian migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border.—
Kevin Johnson,
The Conversation,
25 July 2025
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Fans and fellow players acknowledge her transformation in the documentary.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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But the gifted Argentinian auteur has never tackled the issue as directly as in Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra), a searing and detailed chronicle of murder, bigotry and robbery on a massive scale that also marks the director’s first feature-length documentary.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Alongside the film’s Executive Producer Alex Gibney, Peck will discuss cinema as a tool of resistance, the urgency of reclaiming historical narratives, and the role of documentary filmmakers in challenging abuses of power.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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The prospect of Herzog, one of the last wild men of independent cinema, posting selfies and sharing insights into the depths of his mind, appears to have gone over well.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Still images from a baby monitor camera showing a 2-year-old toddler boy sitting up in his crib.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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The James Webb Space Telescope and SPHEREx are the latest observatories to image the comet since NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope got a glimpse of it.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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