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
Profiles and items in The Talk of the Town (a department that figured in the first issue) also defined the magazine’s perspective on what was happening in motion pictures.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The movie is one of the top-grossing motion pictures of all time.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Colvin’s perseverance through these hardships captured media attention and was eventually portrayed in the major motion picture, When the Game Stands Tall.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The 1996 London cast recording leapt 583% in streaming activity to over 235,000 official streams the weekend of the Hollywood Bowl production, and the 1973 motion picture soundtrack jumped 151% to over 155,000 official streams during the same period.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The movie is one of the top-grossing motion pictures of all time.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Colvin’s perseverance through these hardships captured media attention and was eventually portrayed in the major motion picture, When the Game Stands Tall.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The 1996 London cast recording leapt 583% in streaming activity to over 235,000 official streams the weekend of the Hollywood Bowl production, and the 1973 motion picture soundtrack jumped 151% to over 155,000 official streams during the same period.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
Noun
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Sigourney Weaver’s new movie heels take that to another level.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The mirror plot device exists across The Conjuring films, along with fictional subplots and characters, as could be expected from a dramatic Hollywood movie retelling.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While some dogs eagerly follow the moving pictures and even try to interact with them, others don’t seem to care what's on TV at all.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
17 July 2025
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Having got into moving pictures during its New Jersey infancy alongside Thomas Edison, Fox was in a powerful position to make a move for MGM.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
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Directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, an ex-soldier whose experience was the basis for the film, put viewers through uncannily real and unflinchingly brutal moments.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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Apatow is now making a documentary about Brooks, while also developing films about Norm Macdonald and Maria Bamford.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Although Jon Cryer recently appeared in Charlie Sheen‘s documentary, the former onscreen brothers appear to have lost touch off-screen.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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