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
As a result of this connection, Powell received offers to appear in motion pictures.
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Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
The singer-dancer-actress (born Freda Josephine McDonald) blazed trails as the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
They’re scanned for motion pictures, visual effects, and for video games.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Major motion pictures require literally thousands of specialists to make visions – fantastical, realistic, outlandish – come alive and be globally seen.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
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Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
The singer-dancer-actress (born Freda Josephine McDonald) blazed trails as the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
They’re scanned for motion pictures, visual effects, and for video games.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Major motion pictures require literally thousands of specialists to make visions – fantastical, realistic, outlandish – come alive and be globally seen.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
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The movie’s cast also includes Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, David Corenswet and Jason Momoa.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The Ritz Kids program offers fun diversions for children, including a popular Kids Night Out program in which children can have dinner, watch a movie, and play games while parents enjoy a child-free evening.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Or take in a moving picture show at whatever cinema may still exist in your part of the world.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
15 May 2026
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No combination of stilettos and old-fashioned shoe-leather can temper the fact that integrity, talent, hard work, and a dedication to treating everything from fashion to the moving pictures with seriousness is in perpetual danger of extinction.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Rothmaier edited the film and Bill Winters served as its director of photography.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Jouin saw the film as a bit of a cautionary tale.—
Carrie Bell,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Wood also consulted on Burns' PBS documentary about Jefferson and chaired an advisory panel for the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Recovery Resource Council decided to develop the documentary to raise awareness about the fentanyl crisis in North Texas, said June Deibel, Recovery Resource Council’s director of community engagement.—
Ciara McCarthy
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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