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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
One Battle was his first studio film in several years, with the actor, who often sticks to indies such as recent movie Daddio, yet to reveal a follow-up.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Streisand starred in just one movie with Redford, Fonda pointed out.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Midlife women were essential in bringing some of the year’s best movies to the screen.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Mar. 2026
The movie will also see Weaver foray into the Star Wars universe for the first time.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Streisand starred in just one movie with Redford, Fonda pointed out.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Midlife women were essential in bringing some of the year’s best movies to the screen.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Mar. 2026
The movie will also see Weaver foray into the Star Wars universe for the first time.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movie
Noun
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One of the closing pitches was a film presentation from an assistant coach.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Moments of narration and visual maximalism — characters floating, feelings made literal — push the film into more experimental territory, while appearances from Rubén Blades and Cheech Marin add cultural texture.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Emma Penrose Penrose is a Director of Photography with a focus on narrative and analog experimental filmmaking.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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No-budget filmmaking is an especially American folly-slash-miracle, the dreams of the anonymous cauldroned in backyards and basements in hopes of acknowledgement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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The documentary categories at the 98th annual Academy Awards honored a pair of films that turned the lens on matters of life and death.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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In addition to appearing in this year’s Best Picture winner, Downey had a banner 2025, also starring in HBO’s The Chair Company, Happy Gilmore 2, and being the subject of the Peacock documentary Downey Wrote That about his legendary career as a writer on Saturday Night Live.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movie. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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