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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
Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
From there, Towanda pressed Tamar about not wanting to film with the group, a question Tamar brushed off, hinting that her sisters already knew the reason why.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
It was financed, as his films increasingly have been, with European funds.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Wahlberg reveals that Mark Cuban wasn't even there to film the big scene with him, and had to be added into the movie later.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
From there, Towanda pressed Tamar about not wanting to film with the group, a question Tamar brushed off, hinting that her sisters already knew the reason why.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Supporting film production through new statewide tax incentives, though?
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2025
It was financed, as his films increasingly have been, with European funds.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
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Meet Nick Castle, Brad Dourif, Derek Mears and more actors who've played some of the most iconic movie villains.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Following Dracula, Laemmle produced Frankenstein, another Universal release and one of the most fundamental movies in modern Gothic horror.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The main culprit is Towne’s way-too-precious filmmaking, but Farrell’s performance also offers little in the way of surprise or inspiration.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Deol also expresses nostalgia for earlier eras of filmmaking.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 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 way to view Olympia is to sample it after watching the new documentary Riefenstahl, directed by Andres Veiel, a film that is genuinely impossible to turn off or away from.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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The full event will be streamed live on Fox Nation, followed by the premiere of a documentary series on November 7 featuring behind-the-scenes footage with Kirk.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Rather than chase premiere-first status, Ando sees the festival as a gateway to Asian cinema.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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The venue hosts both live performances and cinema.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, the planetary nebula seen above, known as the Red Spider Nebula and imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), is a terrific example of the rich scientific detail and aesthetic beauty these objects can offer.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The new process, the team explained in a press release announcing the research, allows astronomers to image exoplanets directly.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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