as in film
the art or business of making a movie
many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies
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Recent Examples of movies
There were three or four years in between each of the movies and that’s kind of a perfect example of where the evolution of technology really began to impact them.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Despite their work, the frontier myth continues to influence popular histories and portrayals of the West in media, ranging from books to movies to video games.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Showing movies, especially those based on Shakespeare, has helped.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Familiarity alone isn’t enough anymore, and if anything, this year’s surprisingly strong start in genre film should raise the bar for all horror movies going forward.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
The weekend event, which celebrated beloved figures in television, movies, music and sports, coincided with No Kings rallies around the country.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
This particular deal is for 4TB, giving you an incredibly amount of storage for your games, music, movies, and more.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
That film spent four weeks on Netflix’s global Top 10 movies list and reached the Top 10 in 92 countries, per Deadline.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Those movies were released in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Despite their work, the frontier myth continues to influence popular histories and portrayals of the West in media, ranging from books to movies to video games.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Showing movies, especially those based on Shakespeare, has helped.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
Familiarity alone isn’t enough anymore, and if anything, this year’s surprisingly strong start in genre film should raise the bar for all horror movies going forward.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
The weekend event, which celebrated beloved figures in television, movies, music and sports, coincided with No Kings rallies around the country.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
This particular deal is for 4TB, giving you an incredibly amount of storage for your games, music, movies, and more.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
That film spent four weeks on Netflix’s global Top 10 movies list and reached the Top 10 in 92 countries, per Deadline.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Those movies were released in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movies
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Once Lori enters Julian’s home, the film springs to life.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The film also was shown at a number of other festivals before hitting the awards circuit as the Palestinian entry for this year’s Academy Awards.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Two television cameras looking down from an altitude of about 450 miles made initial pictures of earthly cloud patterns on the satellite’s second orbitable trip.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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After walking into her personal office to find Gordon redecorating the room with pictures of herself, Gomez sits down to review her assistant's to-do list for the day.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
2 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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The mother of two has repeatedly accused Samantha and their father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, of selling stories to the British tabloids.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The prolific Hollywood subgenre of the body-swap comedy had already been around a while when Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teamed up for the surprise hit, Freaky Friday.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Movies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movies. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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