as in movies
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 pictures
Before there was Hollywood, an electric company known as Edison Company produced some of the first motion pictures at the end of the 19th century.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Wernick also made cameo appearances as an actor in several motion pictures and TV shows.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Gunn was best known as a producer on Disney comedies beginning in the early 2000s, starting with Freaky Friday, starring Lindsay Lohan, that Gunn had originally pitched to Disney motion pictures president Nina Jacobson.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
By the early ‘60s, Duvall had segued into supporting roles on television (Naked City, The Twilight Zone) and eventually motion pictures.
—Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
Today, its diverse membership includes over 2,300 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists working in motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, theme parks, and live theater.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026
To ensure future confidence in motion pictures, Zukor helped bring in a self-censoring body to keep the concerned government and public happy.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Humanity has developed a lot of new technologies in the past 150 years—powered flight, automobiles, electric lights, radio, television, the telephone, motion pictures, and more.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Among those are classics like Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back which both became award-winning major motion pictures.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Wernick also made cameo appearances as an actor in several motion pictures and TV shows.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Gunn was best known as a producer on Disney comedies beginning in the early 2000s, starting with Freaky Friday, starring Lindsay Lohan, that Gunn had originally pitched to Disney motion pictures president Nina Jacobson.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
By the early ‘60s, Duvall had segued into supporting roles on television (Naked City, The Twilight Zone) and eventually motion pictures.
—Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
Today, its diverse membership includes over 2,300 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists working in motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, theme parks, and live theater.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026
To ensure future confidence in motion pictures, Zukor helped bring in a self-censoring body to keep the concerned government and public happy.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Humanity has developed a lot of new technologies in the past 150 years—powered flight, automobiles, electric lights, radio, television, the telephone, motion pictures, and more.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Among those are classics like Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back which both became award-winning major motion pictures.
—Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion pictures
Noun
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What makes for the best spring movies?—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
12 Mar. 2026
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Horror movies pair best with a strong drink and a brass band.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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The Polk Theatre, an ornate 1928 Italianate venue, has been screening films in Lakeland’s downtown square since before moving pictures had sound.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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What makes the contest especially compelling is the psychology of voters who admire both films.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Rosi returns repeatedly to this theater, and to other films about the area, including the silent-era Last Days of Pompeii, suggesting that his own film might itself be part of an ongoing archival plunder.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While beautiful at first, once all of the Instagram pictures were taken, the open-air space started to get old for me.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the other, a 9-year-old Khimberly held drawings and pictures for a school project.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Motion pictures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20pictures. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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