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as in film
the art or business of making a movie
felt that the cinema was one of the most challenging and fulfilling forms of artistic expression
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as in theatre
a building or part of a building where movies are shown
got a job cleaning the cinemas at the multiplex
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Recent Examples of cinema
Although it is censored in China, the film has won Best Director for Lou at the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, the most prestigious stage for Sinophone cinema.
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Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
But that wasn’t the real pull of the cinema, at least not for the Fuchses.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Though still watchable well into middle age, DiCaprio is no longer, on his own, an excuse to visit the cinema.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
The film law is one reason Israeli cinema has flourished in the past 25 years and repeatedly tackled the toughest questions in Israeli life.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
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Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
But that wasn’t the real pull of the cinema, at least not for the Fuchses.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Though still watchable well into middle age, DiCaprio is no longer, on his own, an excuse to visit the cinema.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
The film law is one reason Israeli cinema has flourished in the past 25 years and repeatedly tackled the toughest questions in Israeli life.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinema
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The film, which was found under a carpet and in a duct along with jewelry worn by Schaefer, served as evidence when Ignatow was convicted of perjury for lying to a federal grand jury about his involvement in Schaefer's death.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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The video player page includes a description, links to similar content, and the ability to give a film a thumbs up or thumbs down.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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Over six days, joy and anxiety collide as the family hides in plain sight in what can be described as a biographical piece of filmmaking for Lafosse.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Sep. 2025
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FilmNorth’s new hub for local filmmaking opened in the neighborhood earlier this summer, too.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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In addition to all the indoor exhibits, the museum has its own mini golf course and brand new outdoor playground along with a playhouse and Rainbow Music Garden.—
Lois Alter Mark,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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On July 28 at 6:30 p.m., the playhouse is actually showing the 1952 movie, which stars Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor, and is fully expecting the screening to go as planned.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 July 2025
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So there’s a little bit of secret sauce in an ‘Avatar’ movie that has to do with emotion.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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The feature, based on the 2016 novel by Ruth Ware, has all the ingredients of the perfect midweek movie, a delicious cast full of classy Brit actors, a dollop of mystery and a scrumptious 1 hour and 30 minute runtime.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Police noticed something about the children heading toward the theater.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The surprise appearance from the singers came after Netflix hosted a sing-along version of the movie in select theaters across the United States and Canada toward the end of August.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Cinema.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinema. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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