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as in film
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
there was much excitement when it was announced that the popular children's book would be turned into a movie
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as in filmmaking
movies plural
the art or business of making a movie
many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies
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Recent Examples of movie
The news began to hit the Sundance Film Festival as people were stepping out of dark movie theaters onto snowy sidewalks or waking up after a long night of partying in the bars and lounges on Main Street.
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Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
The app features the likes of MMA movie Tramp and reality pilot Dog Dates.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
For movie screenings, check out the VHS (Variety Horror Screenings) Society, which hosts monthly events.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Cue the candles, white noise, and movie marathon.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
The app features the likes of MMA movie Tramp and reality pilot Dog Dates.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
For movie screenings, check out the VHS (Variety Horror Screenings) Society, which hosts monthly events.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Cue the candles, white noise, and movie marathon.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movie
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Take, for example, the Roberto Cavalli dress Robbie wore to kick off the film’s promotion last month.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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In another demonstration, images encoded into flat films gradually became visible as the material morphed into dome-like 3D structures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Both of these sections suffer from flat filmmaking that relies on drama that’s largely told, rather than felt.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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That said, international filmmaking is in feeble shape, partly because of the jambalaya of international co-productions, partly because of the inroads of television aesthetics, and partly because of the cloistered aestheticism of self-conscious art-house cinema.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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And a handful went ahead with a private VIP screening of the First Lady’s documentary at the White House.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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In addition, Free Solo — the 2018 Oscar-winning documentary featuring Honnold’s 3,000-foot free solo climb of the El Capitan summit in the Yosemite National Park in California — is streaming on Netflix and Disney+.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movie. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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