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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
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
The festival features screenings of thought-provoking films, panel discussions, and interactive workshops, according to a news release.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Binoche also asked her sister to film the last seven performances of In-I in Paris.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Istanbul fest’s Meetings on the Bridge co-production platform that draws international film industry professionals will be held April 14–16.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
The festival features screenings of thought-provoking films, panel discussions, and interactive workshops, according to a news release.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Season four covers the fall of 2025, as Paul was preparing to film The Bachelorette.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
Binoche also asked her sister to film the last seven performances of In-I in Paris.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
Noun
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Fans will then have to wait until March 12, 2027, to see the season 6 finale in movie theaters.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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First, movies are workplaces, and Nirenberg’s interviewees reveal the stressful negotiations involved in the daily life of filmmaking—not only with executives and producers but also with directors, who, though employed by those very same businesspeople, are also the immediate bosses of the crew.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 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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Thanks to a crazily unlikely accident, the researchers had witnessed a sperm-whale birth and had managed to videotape the entire event.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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In 2020, the 67-year-old French retiree had been happily married for nearly 50 years when she was informed by police that her husband, Dominique, had over the past decade repeatedly drugged her into unconsciousness, raped her, and videotaped scores of other men raping her as well.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
4 Mar. 2026
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Who was the target audience for this documentary?—
Regina Kim,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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Co-directed by Charlie Tyrell and Daniel Roher, the documentary is told through Roher’s eyes as a father-to-be on a quest to understand both the risks and the potential of the world his child is about to inherit.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2026
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The one-on-one matchups between the two have felt like cinema and normally draw most of the eyeballs during practice.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Eeva Mägi returns to Cannes with Mo Hunt, following her earlier participation with Mo Papa and Mo Amor, continuing the ‘Mo’ movement – an exciting new wave in Estonian cinema that challenges conventions.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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Researchers conducted two expeditions with the Schmidt Ocean Institute in 2025 to image the ocean floor.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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Then take a look at our roundup of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography, along with our beginner's guide to imaging the post sunset sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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