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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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
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Audiences just can’t get enough of films that offer frights and scares, or even family-friendly flicks that pay homage to spooky season.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Mothertongue contains plenty of ingredients found in flicks like Sweet Home Alabama or Garden State, and ultimately winds up delivering on the genre’s promise.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
So, pick a few of these — or all of them — and get ready to have a few really fun nights of watching fright flicks.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
And for those seeking out the best of the best in recent years, dive deep into this list of the century's top 75 horror flicks.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
But their Netflix series is an homage to '80s horror and adventure flicks, and Vecna and the Mind Flayer—the show’s ultimate big bads—need to kill people in order for the threat to feel real.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Like a true professional, the actor quickly flicks the photo and extinguishes the blaze without ever breaking character — despite internally freaking out — to nail the perfect shot.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
Those movies sent up buddy-cop films and alien-invasion flicks by way of a distinctly British perspective (there were plenty of droll asides to go along with the action scenes).
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Audiences just can’t get enough of films that offer frights and scares, or even family-friendly flicks that pay homage to spooky season.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Mothertongue contains plenty of ingredients found in flicks like Sweet Home Alabama or Garden State, and ultimately winds up delivering on the genre’s promise.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
So, pick a few of these — or all of them — and get ready to have a few really fun nights of watching fright flicks.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
And for those seeking out the best of the best in recent years, dive deep into this list of the century's top 75 horror flicks.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
But their Netflix series is an homage to '80s horror and adventure flicks, and Vecna and the Mind Flayer—the show’s ultimate big bads—need to kill people in order for the threat to feel real.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
Think Judd Apatow flicks with Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, or sitcoms starring Charlie Sheen.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Like a true professional, the actor quickly flicks the photo and extinguishes the blaze without ever breaking character — despite internally freaking out — to nail the perfect shot.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
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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According to the North Carolina Film Office site, there have been more than a dozen shows and movies filmed around the state since fall of last year.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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That’s also why those [earlier] movies are so special, but there are still great independent films being made now.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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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
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Created by Steven Conrad, best known for writing dreary yet whimsical films like The Pursuit of Happyness and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Patriot never managed to capture an audience during its all-too-short run.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Outside of Frankenstein, Ineson has appeared in films like The Witch, The Green Knight and Nosferatu.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Throughout the film, del Toro flits and hovers between contradictory ideas, with the restlessness of the beautiful butterflies that Elizabeth, an amateur entomologist, likes to study.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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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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The people yearn for a man who dances (or endurance runs) through life.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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It is aimed at combining the cultural influence of its host city with the daring fashion that dances across the pages of the magazine.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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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 12 Nov. 2025.
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