as in film
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 movies
Well, just one petabyte is equal to roughly 250 million high resolution photos or the storage capacity of 250,000 smartphones or 13 years' worth of continuous high-definition movies.
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David Wade, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Two units can be paired together with a Google TV Streamer to deliver spatial audio surround sound when watching movies and TV.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
The producer, in addition to Olivia Wilde’s The Invite, has had a string of movies premiere at Sundance including Twinless, directed by and starring James Sweeney alongside Dylan O’Brien, which was acquired by Roadside Attractions after its 2025 premiere.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Each Scary Movie chapter goes after different eras of genre movies, and one of the early creative decisions that Tiddes, co-writer Alvarez and the Wayans co-writers of Marlon, Shawn, Keenen and Craig made was to realign with the Scream franchise, particularly Scream 5 (2022).
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
But Winkler began his comeback with roles in movies like 1996's Scream, 1998's The Waterboy and 2003's Holes.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Her partner is her husband, Colin Minihan, who is also her filmmaking collaborator and has made four movies with her.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 June 2026
Loria also noted that Snow White sold a lower percentage of premium tickets than other recent movies—only about a third, compared to an average of 40 percent.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
He’s starred in movies such as Shall We Dance?
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
David Wade, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Two units can be paired together with a Google TV Streamer to deliver spatial audio surround sound when watching movies and TV.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
The producer, in addition to Olivia Wilde’s The Invite, has had a string of movies premiere at Sundance including Twinless, directed by and starring James Sweeney alongside Dylan O’Brien, which was acquired by Roadside Attractions after its 2025 premiere.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Each Scary Movie chapter goes after different eras of genre movies, and one of the early creative decisions that Tiddes, co-writer Alvarez and the Wayans co-writers of Marlon, Shawn, Keenen and Craig made was to realign with the Scream franchise, particularly Scream 5 (2022).
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
But Winkler began his comeback with roles in movies like 1996's Scream, 1998's The Waterboy and 2003's Holes.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Her partner is her husband, Colin Minihan, who is also her filmmaking collaborator and has made four movies with her.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 June 2026
Loria also noted that Snow White sold a lower percentage of premium tickets than other recent movies—only about a third, compared to an average of 40 percent.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
He’s starred in movies such as Shall We Dance?
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movies
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The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The coalition, including the Motion Picture Association and the Hollywood unions, is pushing for a carve-out that would exempt film credits from the new limitation.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Area law enforcement officials have previously released pictures of him.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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But some users find clever ways to sidestep those controls, by disguising sensitive requests as role-playing games, poems or pictures, with many swapping tips and ideas online.—
Kevin Schaul,
Washington Post,
18 June 2026
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For Washington, having a say in who directs — and in many other aspects of filmmaking that have more to do with what goes on behind the camera than in front of it — has made producing a priority.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
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Anyone interested in the physical side of pre-CG large-scale filmmaking will be fascinated by close-up glimpses of movie magic, like the transformation of the Spanish landscape into snowbound Russia for Doctor Zhivago or the construction of an entire Irish coastal village for Ryan’s Daughter.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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The mother of two has repeatedly accused Samantha and their father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, of selling stories to the British tabloids.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The prolific Hollywood subgenre of the body-swap comedy had already been around a while when Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teamed up for the surprise hit, Freaky Friday.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Movies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movies. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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