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noun

plural of film
as in movies
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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films

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verb

present tense third-person singular of film
as in videotapes

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Recent Examples of films
Noun
Lokk is proud that the festival has supported the Estonian, and the broader Baltic, film industry, and vice versa, with films from the region now regularly traveling to big festivals around the globe and winning awards. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026 During Morris’ tenure, Pixar’s feature films have generated more than $12 billion at the global box office, continuing a legacy of critical acclaim and cultural relevance. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026 Between 1919 and 1948, Micheaux wrote, produced, directed, and distributed more than 40 films entirely outside the studio system, carrying his prints by train, pitching theater owners in person and putting his work in front of audiences himself. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026 Gabby Padilla is an actor known for both her film and theatre work, including films Billie and Emma and Gitling. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026 Expensive films more or less had to be made for the English-speaking market. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Between the films and after the original series ended, work was uneven. — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026 The experiments then moved to Tallinn, Estonia, where the films were chilled to minus 438 degrees Fahrenheit under intense magnetic fields. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 Fort Worth rolled out the red carpet Wednesday evening for six short films that could be nominated for an Academy Award. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
The flashbacks to Emma’s adolescence, which Borgli films with some curiosity, are far more engaging than the film’s depictions of the chatty Boston bourgeoisie, which exude self-satisfied certainty. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for films
  1. movies
  2. images
  3. pictures
  4. photos
  5. photographs
Noun
  • Tschurtschenthaler and Beetz said this was partly in response to a belief the market is becoming increasingly commercial just as the film festivals that have traditionally underpinned their business model chase artistic movies.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Blumhouse and Atomic Monster will sit as separate labels underneath the larger company, with their respective teams developing movies and TV shows.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of movies
Verb
  • Some were also choked — images jurors were shown by both the defense and the prosecution.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The few still images Polyphony Digital has provided don’t provide us with an angle to see if the Mini layout is still feasible with the new track model.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of images
Verb
  • Pawlikowski is also the director of the 2013 Ida, as well 2018’s Cold War, pictures that, like this one, deftly balance postwar Eastern Bloc realities with the truth that all humans strive for connection and belonging.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Roddy Ho is not written as physically fit in Mick Herron’s Slough House books, on which the Apple TV spy show is based — though the character certainly pictures himself that way.
    — Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pictures
Verb
  • The crime scene photos Collins took are all in black and white.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Below, see some of the family photos Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo shared through the years.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Definition of photos
Verb
  • All manner of contemporary art is shown here, with a collection over 200,000 pieces strong, ranging from Diane Arbus and Cindy Sherman photographs to paintings from Francis Bacon and Sol LeWitt sculptures.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • His mother had tried, in the aftermath of a wildfire that destroyed their neighborhood, to replace the philosophy books and family photographs the 17-year-old boy had lost.
    — Casey Parks, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of photographs

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“Films.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/films. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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