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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Recent Examples of films
Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
But Fellowes remains cryptic when asked about possible spinoff series or films.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
These films are very influential in how comedy stories are told.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
The exhibition follows the three-act structure found in many films, which includes Jaws (the movie earned three Academy Awards and was nominated for Best Picture).
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
With global tensions running high, TIFF audiences appeared especially receptive to films embracing levity and escapism.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement What about King's stories makes for such good films?
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Tate has been in several classic films over the years, including the aforementioned Love Jones with Nia Long, Ray, and Girls Trip.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Concluding on Sunday, the 51st edition of the Deauville American Film Festival features a string of films in and out of competition.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
But Fellowes remains cryptic when asked about possible spinoff series or films.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
These films are very influential in how comedy stories are told.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
The exhibition follows the three-act structure found in many films, which includes Jaws (the movie earned three Academy Awards and was nominated for Best Picture).
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
With global tensions running high, TIFF audiences appeared especially receptive to films embracing levity and escapism.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement What about King's stories makes for such good films?
—James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Tate has been in several classic films over the years, including the aforementioned Love Jones with Nia Long, Ray, and Girls Trip.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Concluding on Sunday, the 51st edition of the Deauville American Film Festival features a string of films in and out of competition.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for films
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Among them were countless era-defining releases that are still among the best movies ever made—of any genre—from the haunting Rebecca to the gripping Rear Window, and the ravishing Vertigo to the hair-raising Psycho.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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In an era when more one-time TV viewers turn to streaming for on-demand consumption of their favorite dramas, comedies and movies, news is one of the few programming formats that captures a large audience of simultaneous viewers — something advertisers continue to crave.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some on the far right disseminated the footage and still images from it in order to further a clearly racist agenda.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Still images from a baby monitor camera showing a 2-year-old toddler boy sitting up in his crib.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Only the last photo during the end credits pictures the fiery aftermath of Hutch’s ultimate battle with Ladeena.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Nelson photographs Volcano Bay, a water park in Orlando that’s built around a two-hundred-foot-tall model of Krakatau, and the Longleat safari park, west of London, which offers close encounters with animals usually found in Africa, South America, and Australia.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Films.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/films. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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