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
After first appearing in television episodes, the pair both went on to star in TV films and then major motion pictures.
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Lockhart was also the recipient of two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one recognizing her motion picture work, the other honoring her television career.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
One sees admirable narrative drive in writers like Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Joseph Conrad, who did their work without the benefit of motion pictures, and as a result don’t have the same clarity of vision.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Fitzpatrick branched out into film, appearing in fifteen major motion pictures, among them Married to the Mob, Philadelphia, The Fugitive, and Mad Dog and Glory.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Lockhart was also the recipient of two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one recognizing her motion picture work, the other honoring her television career.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
One sees admirable narrative drive in writers like Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, and Joseph Conrad, who did their work without the benefit of motion pictures, and as a result don’t have the same clarity of vision.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Fitzpatrick branched out into film, appearing in fifteen major motion pictures, among them Married to the Mob, Philadelphia, The Fugitive, and Mad Dog and Glory.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
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Pointing his finger at me, Tommy laid out the next fifty years of my movie business existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, who envisioned the city, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil hosts art exhibitions, international movies, and other events.—
Greyson Ferguson,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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From the very birth of the moving picture in the late 19th century, the revolutionary medium has had an inherent fascination with its own creation.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The idea of 24 frames a second, something that is hard to grasp, but in this sequence, in this flow, becomes a seamless moving picture is juxtaposed with with this gas inside of this tube which becomes an eternal glow.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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If only the music were able to keep pace with the dynamism of the film’s visual design.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sinners and Wicked were also included in the best score soundtrack for visual media category, which includes film and television, where the music from those films will compete against How To Train Your Dragon, Severance and The Wild Robot.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Russia Draws Bucha Massacre Comparison Two senior leaders at the BBC—its Director General Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness—resigned amid the backlash over its handling of the documentary concerned.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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No date for filming or release of the documentary has been made public.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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