animated cartoon

noun

Definition of animated cartoonnext
as in motion picture

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  1. motion picture
  2. short subject
  3. feature
  4. documentary
  5. moving picture
  6. cartoon
  7. short
  8. film
Noun
  • Scott Stuber’s United Artists has acquired the rights to the 1982 motion picture The Executioner’s Song and set Oscar nominee Jacob Elordi to produce and star in the pic.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Under the new structure, motion picture lit and talent will operate as a unified Motion Picture division.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of motion picture
Noun
  • The film was nominated in the best short subject category, but lost to Snow Bear.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The festival begins Friday and continues through Saturday with more than a dozen film selections, both full features and short subjects.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of short subject
Noun
  • Mobile service vehicles for the Miami-Dade Tax Collector’s Office feature jumbo images of Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez, a Republican who was also elected in 2024.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • That leaves a temporary distinction between ChatGPT’s standard voice conversations and its interactive visual features.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of feature
Noun
  • Evelyn’s life and journey out of the Followers is the subject of a story and documentary published by The Oregonian/OregonLive and ProPublica.
    — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The allegations against Walliams appear in a long-form article in The Guardian as well as in an hour-long news documentary on the British news channel ITV.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of documentary
Noun
  • Or if the weather fails to cooperate, a moving picture show may be in order.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Many of the stories, interviews and analyses Jake Tapper presents to his followers on CNN rely heavily on moving pictures, courtesy of his employer.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of moving picture
Noun
  • Youth’s protracted European sojourn is treated more or less like a cartoon.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Scott Stantis editorial cartoon for Wed, Nov 11, 2026, on community violence intervention and Chicago Public Schools.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of cartoon
Noun
  • Two pics that won competitive jury awards at this year’s fest — documentary short Buried Under Years of Dust and the digital series Matched — also won Audience Awards.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • In the short, a group of refugees from a post-apocalyptic Earth search for a new planet to call home.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of short
Noun
  • Leibovit said Pal used the replacement concept, which is a stop-motion technique seen today in the works of Tim Burton, Guillermo del Toro and the films of LAIKA Studios.
    — Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • There are also live actors and plenty of tunes from the film that help bring the story to life.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of film
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