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
The film is the first project under Death Row Pictures’ overall deal with NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios as the label moves into motion pictures.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 June 2025
Recipients of the prizes, which honor lifetime achievement, contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences and service to the academy are selected by the film academy’s board of governors.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Though stunt men and women had lent their skills, bones and sometimes very lives to the cause of motion picture entertainment, the contributions of the risk takers, daredevils and fate tempters was usually unbilled and little acknowledged.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
One’s in New York and makes print matter, and one’s in Los Angeles and makes :pops in cigar: motion pictures.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 9 June 2025
Recipients of the prizes, which honor lifetime achievement, contributions to the state of motion picture arts and sciences and service to the academy are selected by the film academy’s board of governors.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Though stunt men and women had lent their skills, bones and sometimes very lives to the cause of motion picture entertainment, the contributions of the risk takers, daredevils and fate tempters was usually unbilled and little acknowledged.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
One’s in New York and makes print matter, and one’s in Los Angeles and makes :pops in cigar: motion pictures.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
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Jim Carrey starred as The Grinch in a 2000 Ron Howard movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and the story was later adapted as an animation by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment as The Grinch in 2018.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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This year marks the 67th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s acclaimed film Vertigo, which some say is one of the best movies of all time and certainly one of the English film director’s masterworks.—
Nancy Olson,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Portable projectors can bring moving pictures to the campsite or presentations to isolated work places.—
Paul Ridden
June 19,
New Atlas,
19 June 2025
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But just before moving pictures started to proliferate in their nickelodeon infancy, the Shuberts saw an opportunity in the legitimate theater and grabbed it.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, June 24, the General Hospital actor’s film premiered at the Dances with Films Los Angeles festival at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Reza Ghassemi and Jacob Stein executive-produced the film, along with Nicholas Donnermeyer, who will be representing the distribution rights on behalf of the filmmakers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Hopefully, the report, due out this summer, and next year’s documentary will help attract more private and public funding, says Tucker.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Only in April, one of the highest profile male cricketers of the modern age in Andrew Flintoff said in a Disney Plus documentary that fat shaming 25 years ago had driven him to bulimia.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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