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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
Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 13 Aug. 2025
Starting in October of that year, Loktev began filming Nemzer and her colleagues, who felt the weight of Putin’s restrictive rule but had no sense that the war on Ukraine was imminent.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2025
Now in its 14th year, co-chaired by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio, the event recognizes leaders in art and film; proceeds support the museum’s exhibitions, acquisitions and educational programs.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The annual fete is held each December and filmed for broadcast on CBS; an airdate has not yet been confirmed.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 13 Aug. 2025
Starting in October of that year, Loktev began filming Nemzer and her colleagues, who felt the weight of Putin’s restrictive rule but had no sense that the war on Ukraine was imminent.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
The film directed by Jennifer Tiexiera and co-directed by Guy Mossman, who also served as director of photography, premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2025
Now in its 14th year, co-chaired by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio, the event recognizes leaders in art and film; proceeds support the museum’s exhibitions, acquisitions and educational programs.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
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Here, Lee gets at the crux of his self-satire, as well as the grousing anti-capitalism of Kurosawa’s original movie, in which the protagonist has also let business cloud his moral judgment.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
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Basso successfully transitioned from child actor to adult thespian, first appearing in coming-of-age movies such as Super 8 and The Kings of Summer before going on to portray J.D. Vance in Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy and one of the villains in horror movie The Strangers.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Aug. 2025
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The threat has been taken care of, by way of the kind of kinetic filmmaking that might make anyone punch the air.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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The future of much of African filmmaking will depend on the success of such go-getting figures.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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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Herzog’s most recent documentary, Ghost Elephants, had its world premiere out of competition in Venice on Wednesday.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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The documentaries shine a light on environmental injustices, such as failure to adequately build levees to withstand a storm.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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These are all part of the Golden Princess film library, a 156-title catalogue of movies made from 1979 to 1995 that represent some of the most important works of the golden age of Hong Kong action cinema.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
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One of the last bastions of radical cinema was the independent Art Theatre Guild, which produced and distributed two films in 1970 that captured Japan’s own retreat from possible change toward aesthetic and political conservatism.—
Jake Cole,
IndieWire,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Shildt said before Wednesday’s game that imaging on the outfielder’s ankle continued to be negative.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Diagnosis and treatment Physical exams, as well as imaging procedures like MRIs and ultrasounds, can help diagnose the issue.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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