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
Christy Callahan, a former motion picture creative executive who now serves as a senior adviser to the national gun violence prevention group Brady, hosted dozens of fundraisers, the majority of which were low-dollar events that brought in anywhere from $50,000 to the low six figures.
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
The vast majority of the National Archives’ more than 6 million pages of records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and artifacts related to the assassination had previously been released.
—Dave Collins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester will honor the cinematic legacy of George Eastman, who founded the school as well as the Eastman Kodak Company — and is the father of motion picture film.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
The motion picture industry also worked diligently to find common ground that moves us forward while preserving first amendment, economic and individual interests.
—Mitch Glazier, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
The vast majority of the National Archives’ more than 6 million pages of records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and artifacts related to the assassination had previously been released.
—Dave Collins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester will honor the cinematic legacy of George Eastman, who founded the school as well as the Eastman Kodak Company — and is the father of motion picture film.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
The motion picture industry also worked diligently to find common ground that moves us forward while preserving first amendment, economic and individual interests.
—Mitch Glazier, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
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His family retained their love for Italian culture, and Bergoglio grew up listening to opera and watching every Italian movie that came to town.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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The actress, who had shaved her head in 2024 for a movie role, managed to keep her lack of hair hidden until the awards show.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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From universities that are as old (or older) than the moving picture itself, to budding programs, the schools on this list collectively offer an impressive array of educators, facilities and lessons to be learned.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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Yeah, there’s this British photographer named Misan Harriman, who takes beautiful, moving pictures at protests.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Guardian newspaper reports that the former Doctor Who star – who appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of Rowling’s book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – gave his opinion of Rowling in answer to questions posed by a group of neurodivergent young adults in ITV’s show The Assembly.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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Internationally, the film added $10.1 million for a worldwide start of $18.1 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2025
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How many offers have there been from streaming services to do a documentary at the pageant? 7.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Looking to brush up on the Diddy case via a documentary before the rapper's high-profile trial?—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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