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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
Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Consequently, the unit’s members film themselves torturing and executing Palestinians.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Lise Pedersen, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The film benefits from its avoidance of a too-tidy, sentimental outcome, even if some in the audience might be left craving one.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But with some notable exceptions, particularly during the 1968 Tet Offensive, network news cameras generally got nowhere close enough to combat in order to film blood, guts, and gore.
—Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Consequently, the unit’s members film themselves torturing and executing Palestinians.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
France’s arthouse exhibitors’ association, AFCAE, which marks its 70th anniversary, will examine the future of classic film on the big screen.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The film benefits from its avoidance of a too-tidy, sentimental outcome, even if some in the audience might be left craving one.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
Noun
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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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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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After the attack, he was videotaped sitting cross-legged on the sidewalk, covered in blood and holding the golf club in one hand.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Immigrant rights groups criticized his administration when armed Border Patrol officers on horseback were videotaped chasing Haitian migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border.—
Kevin Johnson,
The Conversation,
25 July 2025
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Alexander was still editing the documentary when Osbourne died, but continued at the urging of the family.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The show took place at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium; the documentary, which features exclusive interviews and performances with the above artists, is produced by RadicalMedia and Oh Boy Pictures production.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Residents enjoy over 10,000 square feet of amenities, including a two-story fitness center, private cinema, golf simulator, coworking suites, and social lounges.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ahead of this year’s Rio Film Festival kick-off, Variety spoke with Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, who echoed Freixo in praising Brazil’s great moment for cinema while pointing out how Rio is currently one of the most popular cities in the world for film.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even more detailed views came courtesy of astrophotographer Dan Bartlett, who imaged the comet over multiple nights to reveal how the complex structure of its ever-shifting tail evolved over time from his backyard in June Lake, California, over recent weeks.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sitting atop a 2,682-meter-tall (8,800-feet-tall) mountain in Chile, the telescope houses the world’s largest digital camera and will image the entire sky every three days.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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