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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
Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
The prestigious pilot initiative, developed by South Africa’s Big World Cinema in collaboration with the Bertha Foundation, aims to tackle persistent industry barriers faced by mid-career African film and television producers.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 21 May 2025
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 May 2025
In one of them, which was posted last June and found to be filmed on Bear Rock Road in Durham, the driver of a Ferrari can be seen slowing to about 8 mph at the intersection of Higganum Road before allegedly accelerating to 77 mph in a 30 mph residential zone, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
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Noun
French animation studio Blue Spirit, the Emmy-winning studio behind Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai, will provide animation services for the film under Lion Forge Animation.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
The prestigious pilot initiative, developed by South Africa’s Big World Cinema in collaboration with the Bertha Foundation, aims to tackle persistent industry barriers faced by mid-career African film and television producers.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 21 May 2025
Verb
However, more details came out after the finale was filmed.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 May 2025
In one of them, which was posted last June and found to be filmed on Bear Rock Road in Durham, the driver of a Ferrari can be seen slowing to about 8 mph at the intersection of Higganum Road before allegedly accelerating to 77 mph in a 30 mph residential zone, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
Noun
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The team was documented in a must-see sports movie featuring Brad Pitt, derived from a book by Michael Lewis.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Today, the average date night tends to be a bit more than just dinner and a movie, something that Donald is fully aware of.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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This is purposeful filmmaking, firm in its convictions.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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His gaze has reinvented the forms of contemporary filmmaking, creating a historiography in images that has exerted an incalculable influence on countless film directors.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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The sessions are alleged to included male and female prostitutes, drug use, threats of violence and imprisonment in the hotel rooms where the acts were staged and videotaped.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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Depositions often are videotaped, and the information that Jackman provides could one day be made public.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Paul Reubens, subject of a new HBO documentary, was in the closet — but his famous character wasn't Comments To love Pee-Herman was a wonderful thing, a silly and liberating thing.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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In time for the two-year anniversary of the fatal Titan submersible implosion, Netflix is releasing a documentary that dives into the tragic incident.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Anything that is possible to make international cinema more accessible is necessary and welcome.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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The longtime focal point of cinema has lost a lot of opportunities to the rest of the world: There are other major American hubs, including in Georgia and New Mexico, but plenty more in regions such as Europe and Australia, where tax incentives are plentiful and labor is often far cheaper.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
17 May 2025
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Sanna and his team cannot yet directly image these streamers that may be feeding HW2, but the new study offers testable predictions that future observations can use to search for them, the researcher said.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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The 31-year-old returned to Boston last week for imaging on his shoulder, which showed nothing structurally wrong.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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