as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
a popular novel that was made into a major motion picture
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Recent Examples of motion picture
Pecchia works across Lionsgate’s motion picture and television groups.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
In addition to best motion picture and TV series, acting awards in film and TV and director and screenplay honors in film, the Globes recognize best stand-up comedy performance on TV and, in film, cinematic and box office achievement.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2026
While the Oscars have been located on Hollywood Boulevard since settling into the then-Kodak Theatre, which later changed its name to the Dolby Theatre, over almost a century of celebrating the best in motion pictures the ceremony has bounced between Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Bureau bugged every inch of the place: the desk hid recording devices, and a two-way mirror disguised a small room where an agent armed with a spring-wound motion picture camera documented every visitor.
—Literary Hub, 24 Mar. 2026
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
In addition to best motion picture and TV series, acting awards in film and TV and director and screenplay honors in film, the Globes recognize best stand-up comedy performance on TV and, in film, cinematic and box office achievement.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2026
While the Oscars have been located on Hollywood Boulevard since settling into the then-Kodak Theatre, which later changed its name to the Dolby Theatre, over almost a century of celebrating the best in motion pictures the ceremony has bounced between Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Bureau bugged every inch of the place: the desk hid recording devices, and a two-way mirror disguised a small room where an agent armed with a spring-wound motion picture camera documented every visitor.
—Literary Hub, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
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For many years, Libby Gelman-Waxner, then an assistant buyer in juniors’ activewear, moonlighted for Premiere magazine and Entertainment Weekly as the world’s most beloved and irresponsible movie critic.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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On the same day as the New York movie premiere, Hathaway was also named PEOPLE's World's Most Beautiful for 2026.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Each of them started in the early days of live-TV drama, eventually finding their way into the moving pictures.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Depending on your location, remaining cozy indoors with a book may be in order or watch a moving picture show on the telly.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
9 Jan. 2026
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Her family stays on beside the ruins, and the film charts how occupation and its aftermath become the unremarkable background of her adolescence.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Where to Shop Atlantic Station With about 50 stores and restaurants, Atlantic Station is the perfect place to shop, dine, and catch a film or go bowling in the heart of Atlanta.—
Ellie Nan Storck,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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Virl taught his brothers how to tap dance, among other things, it was previously revealed in the Being the Osmonds documentary.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Frank Marshall has claimed his documentary Rachel, Breathe was pulled from ESPN2’s schedule at the last minute.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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