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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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Recent Examples of films
Noun
But what films get invited into the Criterion Collection are clearly a matter of business partnerships, the ongoing influence of the work itself and someone’s personal appetite. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026 Pierre Schoendoerffer and Bertrand Tavernier both tried to make de Gaulle films and failed, the latter surely unhelped by his producer’s insistence that the lead character be played by Gérard Depardieu. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2026 Singhania’s earlier films and web series featured locations including Germany, London, Paris, Dublin, Bangkok and Muscat. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026 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 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
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
  • The programming available on a recent visit was largely an indoor affair, with arts and crafts, board games, a big screen for movies, and some video games on hand, though exact offerings do change.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout his career, Keach balanced his work in television and movies while continuing classical and Broadway stage performances, with Shakespearean roles including Hamlet, Henry V, Coriolanus, Falstaff, Macbeth, Richard III and King Lear.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 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
  • The team then photographs the watch and writes a detailed listing for the platform.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of photographs

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“Films.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/films. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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