as in movies
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
we could catch a flick together next weekend
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as in darts
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation
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Recent Examples of flicks
Art De Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
See fly fishing flicks The 19th annual Fly Fishing Film Tour will make a stop Sunday in Fayetteville at TheatreSquared.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
And there’s flicks of the Cold War throughout the music.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
The film delivers the unapologetic sleaze that often appeared in ’80s horror flicks.
—Vanessa Maki, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Johnson is a familiar face at the LFF, having screened his two previous Knives Out flicks as festival galas; however, the wider LFF lineup, the third pieced together by BFI Festivals Director Kristy Matheson, is anything but safe.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
On top of the brutal final trailer, one last poster, which feels much closer to classical sci-fi adventure flicks, has also hit social media.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
This October, Samsung TV Plus is serving up a lineup of slasher flicks, ghost stories and cult favorites — all free and ready to stream on your Samsung device.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The 1984 season is an homage to slasher flicks from the age of Aqua Net, the films that attracted mainstream mass audiences to the genre with shock and awe.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
At other times, he was involved in more build-up play, with first-time flicks around the corner particularly effective in moving Arsenal upfield quickly.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
See fly fishing flicks The 19th annual Fly Fishing Film Tour will make a stop Sunday in Fayetteville at TheatreSquared.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
And there’s flicks of the Cold War throughout the music.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
The film delivers the unapologetic sleaze that often appeared in ’80s horror flicks.
—Vanessa Maki, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Johnson is a familiar face at the LFF, having screened his two previous Knives Out flicks as festival galas; however, the wider LFF lineup, the third pieced together by BFI Festivals Director Kristy Matheson, is anything but safe.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
On top of the brutal final trailer, one last poster, which feels much closer to classical sci-fi adventure flicks, has also hit social media.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
This October, Samsung TV Plus is serving up a lineup of slasher flicks, ghost stories and cult favorites — all free and ready to stream on your Samsung device.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The 1984 season is an homage to slasher flicks from the age of Aqua Net, the films that attracted mainstream mass audiences to the genre with shock and awe.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
The scene flicks to a flashback of Henry at war, which then switches to Henry in his previous timeline suffering from a nightmare.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flicks
Noun
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Garrett Warren, a veteran stunt coordinator who has worked with Cameron on two Avatar movies plus such films as Logan and last year’s Road House reboot, is making his feature directorial debut with the project.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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In any case, this costume would probably go over best with a crowd of theater kids and/or people who are annoying about movies, also known as the exact Venn Diagram that is the staff of Them dot us.—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Alex is a cop, and his partner, Dwayne (Brandon Jay McLaren), begins to tell him about how nothing ever happens in the town when Riley, a shoeless bloody escapee from the Tall Pines facility, darts into the road in front of their cruiser.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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In a surveillance video released by authorities, Robinson allegedly darts across the roof after firing the single shot, jimmies down to a ledge and jumps to the grass below.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What does a filmmaker like Reichardt, who has spent her entire career making delicate, unapologetically uncommercial films, think about the current indie film landscape?—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 Oct. 2025
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Actors Jesse Williams and Clarence Maclin, along with other artists and entertainment influencers, are slated to serve on an industry jury to judge short films alongside a panel of inmates, who will assess feature-length submissions.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The episode’s first half feels like the work of a misguided pest, and Beto’s filmmaking, which flits between several different styles and cuts between multiple angles sometimes within the course of one interview segment, doesn’t help.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Another user, @jordynblaine, who dances to the song, seemingly mocking the mother of seven's moves, has already racked up nearly 3 million views.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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The flame also dances back and forth for an even more convincing look.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Her debut, Sayonara Bar, flickers around the characters frequenting a Japanese hostess lounge, while The Incarnations traces a single soul across a thousand years.—
Neil McRobert,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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The deep green glass vessel, etched with vertical lines reminiscent of towering tree trunks, shifts from khaki to warm browns and golden yellows as the flame flickers, casting a hypnotic glow that’s as enchanting as its aroma.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Flicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flicks. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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