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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, 27 Apr. 2025
The Star Wars rerelease comes amid the 20th anniversary of the final of George Lucas’ prequel films.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2025
Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
Backgrid Pausing to greet fans while filming her new show The Beauty in Paris, Hadid—who wore a patchwork top, floor-grazing jeans, and pointed heels—seemed to be in high spirits.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Internationally, the film added $10.1 million for a worldwide start of $18.1 million.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
The Star Wars rerelease comes amid the 20th anniversary of the final of George Lucas’ prequel films.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
The show is filming around L.A., and a recent day on the job took her back to a street right near AMDA.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
Backgrid Pausing to greet fans while filming her new show The Beauty in Paris, Hadid—who wore a patchwork top, floor-grazing jeans, and pointed heels—seemed to be in high spirits.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
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Created by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield — all 30 Rock alums — the series riffs on the 1981 movie of the same name.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 May 2025
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Meanwhile, passengers can enjoy shows and movies from their favorite streaming platforms by downloading content to watch anytime, anywhere.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The lineup also says a lot about currents, both artistic and industrial, coursing through contemporary Brazilian filmmaking.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
4 May 2025
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The formal complexity and poignant quietude of Jia’s filmmaking haven’t endeared him much to previous Cannes juries, and for some this latest entry, with its dizzying chains of intertextuality, must have seemed imposing to the point of being indecipherable.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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The sessions 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,
1 May 2025
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Hanken asked the judge not to allow Thursday’s court proceedings to be photographed or videotaped by members of the news media.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2025
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Gelb has since gone on to apply the same passion to feature length documentaries about chef Wolfgang Puck, Spiderman Creator Stan Lee, and a documentary about the history of the Ford Mustang.—
Pervaiz Shallwani,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Looking to brush up on the Diddy case via a documentary before the rapper's high-profile trial?—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Étoile doesn’t just make that argument, in guest appearances by artists who bridge high and low, like David Byrne, and shouting out the brilliant documentarian Frederick Wiseman in a scene set at the Manhattan cinema mecca Film Forum.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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First as Jacques Demy’s Madonna figure in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), then in films by Truffaut, Polanski, and Buñuel, then during her stint in Hollywood and her later career as Andre Téchiné’s muse and inspiration to Millennial newcomers, Deneuve embodies a leftist French cinema ideal.—
Armond White,
National Review,
23 Apr. 2025
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While exploring the wreck of USS Yorktown during Dive 06 of the Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition, researchers imaged this colorful red jellyfish, which may be a new species.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The scientists, led by fossil track specialist Conner Bennett, used advanced 3D imaging techniques to identify and analyze four sets of vertebrate trace fossils, including impressions left behind by prehistoric birds, mammals, lizards and invertebrates.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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