Thesaurus results for FILMS

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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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verb

present tense third-person singular of film

as in videotapes

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Between the films and after the original series ended, work was uneven. — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026 Hollywood films, died Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles, her stepson Sebastian Walther confirmed to German outlet Bild. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026 Elke Sommer, the striking German beauty who starred in such films as A Shot in the Dark, The Prize, The Art of Love and Deadlier Than the Male during her 1960s heyday in Hollywood, has died. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026 In 2025, eight films shown at AWFF made the Oscars shortlist, and two went on to earn nominations. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 29 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 Under Burgum's 2025 campaign, signs, books, films and exhibits covering topics such as slavery, climate change and the massacre of Native Americans were flagged and removed from national parks and monuments nationwide. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Last year, according to the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, the proportion of women working as directors on the 100 top-grossing movies of the year hit a seven-year low, with only nine women out of 111 working as directors on those films. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026

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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

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Noun

Outside of work, Lincoln enjoyed traveling, reading, watching old movies and spending time with her daughters and granddaughters.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Critics in smaller markets serve readers who might otherwise have little access to independent coverage of the movies.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 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

Below, see some of the family photos Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo shared through the years.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Otherwise, the impressive collection of art and photos details important periods of the former president’s life throughout the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Definition of photos

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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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