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noun

ˈfilm How to pronounce film (audio)
Definition of filmnext
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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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verb

as in to videotape

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Recent Examples of film
Noun
Hollywood’s leading studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), intended the film to be an important one; it had been allocated one of the largest budgets in cinematic history, two million dollars. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 The young actors are appealing, led by Lilah Pate and Chabley Ponce; there’s a sweetness and naturalness to their cameraderie that stands out amid so much mugging and gives the film a lift. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
The men reversed course to flee uphill, one briefly stopping to film before realizing the scale of the danger. — Laura Saravia, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 That said, every industry has unique needs and a crew base is essential to film and TV production. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for film
Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
  1. movie
  2. filmmaking
  3. videotape
  4. documentary
  5. cinema
  6. image
Noun
  • But this element does pop up in your movies, the idea that New York exists in nature.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Then, further research changed that view, replacing it with the active, bird-like animal shown in the movie Jurassic Park.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of movie
Noun
  • But this is nonetheless a fascinatingly dark and uncompromising film that reaffirms Nelson’s standing as a vital force in American independent filmmaking for more than three decades.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Universal acclaim or not, the film launched his groundbreaking directing career and helped usher in a new era of Black independent filmmaking.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of filmmaking
Verb
  • To document your claim, Hicks says to walk through the entire property and photograph or videotape everything, including areas that look untouched.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Varley videotaped himself keeping Preston awake and then spinning him on a playground teacup at excess speed, according to police.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Definition of videotape
Noun
  • Wong starred in, scripted, directed, and produced her own documentary about her travels, an astonishing feat at a time when Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino were two of the very few female directors in Hollywood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That’s where documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns studied his craft.
    — Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of documentary
Noun
  • Eileen Jones considers the Southern Gothic in cinema and literature.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Al Marri specified in a speech that the fest’s new format will focus on Arab cinema and intends to boost Dubai’s role as a film and TV production hub.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cinema
Verb
  • The quiet hours To see when the cells fire, the team imaged them with while tracking the mice’s pupil size, muscle tone, facial movement, running, and cortical electrical activity at the same time.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • For the project, the team used a scanning tunneling microscope and imaged electrons and defects inside a semiconductor made from molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2).
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of image

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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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