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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
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
In the film, a night at the motel where Joe had fond memories is part of his 18th birthday celebration, in which Irene gets him sneakers he’s been eyeing.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Will Tizard, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The college football pregame show will film on Wyatt Lawn on Vanderbilt’s campus.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Thanks to great word-of-mouth, the psychological thriller is expected to end its theatrical run with $225 million to $275 million worldwide, a huge result at a trying time for mid-budget films.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
In the film, a night at the motel where Joe had fond memories is part of his 18th birthday celebration, in which Irene gets him sneakers he’s been eyeing.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
Novakova underwent ritual cleansing with herbal smoke before being welcomed to the wild terrain to film.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The college football pregame show will film on Wyatt Lawn on Vanderbilt’s campus.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
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This opening scene establishes a human, forgiving tone for a movie in which we are often encouraged to laugh with our heroes but never at them.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2014, the actress won another SAG Award for outstanding performance by a female actor for playing attorney Linda Kenney Baden opposite Al Pacino in David Mamet's 2013 TV movie Phil Spector.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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From the cast to their longtime collaborators, everyone welcomed me with remarkable generosity, openly sharing their personal and collective experiences from a decade of creative filmmaking.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
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Simmering with tension that leads to an explosive finale, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is an essential piece of political filmmaking that earned an Oscar nomination for Best International Feature Film.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Dec. 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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The Fear of 13 is based on the documentary directed by David Sington, which tells the true story of a man who was wrongly convicted in 1982 of the murder, rape and abduction of a Delaware shop assistant.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Welcome news for makers of documentary shorts, who often struggle to reach a wide array of viewers with their work.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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The cinema’s first day back open will begin with a musical performance and opening remarks from the La Clef Collective, the group running the cinema’s operations, before the opening screening.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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The liberation of time is central to modern cinema, because, once a movie is acknowledged as a work of first-person art as much as a book is, subjectivity itself becomes its overarching subject.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
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This ability was leveraged by scientists in 2016 to image a previously undiscovered corridor in the Great Pyramid of Giza.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Scientists are especially excited about the coronagraph, because this instrument can be used to directly image exoplanets.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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