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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 theater
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
Regarded as an auteur and a leading figure in slow cinema, Weerasethakul has worked outside the confines of commercial Thai cinema on films that explore subjects like memory, dreams, sexuality, political violence, and folklore.
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News Desk, Artforum, 15 June 2026
John Carney is cinema’s most soulful student of rock.
—Adam Graham, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
The place is especially family-friendly: the Kids Zone for children and teenagers has a cinema room and arcade games.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
And the annals of cinema are filled with countless iconic examples, from Cary Grant in North by Northwest to Tom Cruise in Risky Business to Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 15 June 2026
John Carney is cinema’s most soulful student of rock.
—Adam Graham, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
The place is especially family-friendly: the Kids Zone for children and teenagers has a cinema room and arcade games.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
And the annals of cinema are filled with countless iconic examples, from Cary Grant in North by Northwest to Tom Cruise in Risky Business to Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinema
Noun
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Television started out as a live medium, after all — virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen before the use of film, and then videotape, allowed for more flexibility.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Constant adoration, sure, will always feel incredible from people who worship you and claim that the Cats film was actually decent.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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Like last year’s Twelfth Night, which reopened the theater after a fancy makeover, it’s directed by Saheem Ali, and its big-statement scenic design is by Maruti Evans.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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The board includes survivors of Pulse, a 2012 theater shooting in Aurora and the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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For Washington, having a say in who directs — and in many other aspects of filmmaking that have more to do with what goes on behind the camera than in front of it — has made producing a priority.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Anyone interested in the physical side of pre-CG large-scale filmmaking will be fascinated by close-up glimpses of movie magic, like the transformation of the Spanish landscape into snowbound Russia for Doctor Zhivago or the construction of an entire Irish coastal village for Ryan’s Daughter.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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Orrock says nearly every playhouse has arrived with a story attached.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Yet its reach could go only so far because of limited theater time and space and factors such as some schools and groups not being able to visit the playhouse.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Disclosure Day ends by establishing an entire universe of possibilities ahead of its characters — and some members of the cast already have ideas for where the story could go in a follow-up movie.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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Tom Holland and Zendaya made promoting their new movie look like a casual date moment.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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“Cinema.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinema. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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