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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
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Now the reclusive Sklar rests on his laurels, collects residual checks from a former career as a reality-TV show judge — think Simon Cowell, but for painting — and films Cameos for quick cash.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Eva Thomas, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
In order to gain Bateman's trust, Christine Marie and Katas agreed to film Bateman performing bizarre stunts like running through mountain terrain and riding a dirt bike.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The new iteration under Amazon hired Dune’s Denis Villeneuve to direct a film written by Peaky Blinders’s Steven Knight.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Now the reclusive Sklar rests on his laurels, collects residual checks from a former career as a reality-TV show judge — think Simon Cowell, but for painting — and films Cameos for quick cash.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
The actress has been busy filming for her Prime Original film The Sham, which is good news for me because that means more Diaz sightings to relish in.
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
In order to gain Bateman's trust, Christine Marie and Katas agreed to film Bateman performing bizarre stunts like running through mountain terrain and riding a dirt bike.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
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The Spider-Verse movies have also launched a number of spinoff projects.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
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The movie premiere brings a little bit of Hollywood to Gary.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, independent filmmaking took off as low-budget, low-risk films, including Reservoir Dogs and Slacker, proved to have huge revenue upside.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Emma Penrose Penrose is a Director of Photography with a focus on narrative and analog experimental filmmaking.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Gallagher was sitting on the beach as Littrell videotaped Gallagher with his phone and came within a few inches of his face.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Thanks to a crazily unlikely accident, the researchers had witnessed a sperm-whale birth and had managed to videotape the entire event.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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The great Bruce Weber, the photographer and artist, had made a documentary about Robert Mitchum.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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The 10 episodes took years to complete and, at the time, made up the most expensive nature documentary ever produced.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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The annual convention held by theater owners' association Cinema United, CinemaCon gives studios the opportunity to show off their forthcoming slate of movie projects in a ballroom full of movie theater operators and cinema executives.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
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Industry conversation is likely to turn on the explosion of Spanish cinema on the international stage.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Is imaging just as important as seeing the comet with your own eyes?—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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And Israel has also imposed strict rules about what images citizens and journalists can and can't post online.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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