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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
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Davis wanted to help his former quarterback, the one who took his future wife, Jessica, to the team’s Bible study during his final year at North Carolina and the one who scoured film looking for answers to everything.
—Adam Jahns, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Erin Jensen, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Brun asked from the passenger seat, turning the camera around to film her in the back beside me.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Noun
Derrickson told The Hollywood Reporter that the film switches up the idea of ghosts.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025
Davis wanted to help his former quarterback, the one who took his future wife, Jessica, to the team’s Bible study during his final year at North Carolina and the one who scoured film looking for answers to everything.
—Adam Jahns, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Verb
On May 31, the actors took the stage at a packed Paramount Theatre and reminisced about their days filming seven seasons of the drama centered on a New York advertising agency in the 1960s.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 2 June 2025
Brun asked from the passenger seat, turning the camera around to film her in the back beside me.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
Noun
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While some sleep or watch movies, a small group plays poker.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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The over-all effect is like watching a movie that’s supposed to be set in the nineties and spotting a Tesla in the background.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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That’s the risk — and to some, the thrill — of vérité documentary filmmaking.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Trained as a painter before breaking into filmmaking, Lynch always held space for other art forms.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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But Chadwick doubts researchers will be fortunate enough to videotape Axial Seamount’s eruption.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Michigan, according to Flood and his team, is currently the only state that has a policy to videotape strip-searches.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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From durable veteran to blazing trendsetter, there’s a music documentary for that.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The documentary, available to stream on August 12, celebrates Grandin’s wide-reaching contributions.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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With a film career spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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Over in Los Angeles, Niecy Nash-Betts and her wife Jessica Betts attend an event celebrating LGBTQ+ cinema and television.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Different from the best cameras for astrophotography (mirrorless and DSLR models), these cameras are dedicated solely to astronomy and are used in combination with one of the best telescopes to image the night sky.—
Damian Peach,
Space.com,
28 May 2025
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Her brain imaging work shows that the same areas of the motor cortex help control muscles used in both speech and dance.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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