moving picture

Definition of moving picturenext
as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track in the 20th century moving pictures became an important form of artistic expression

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Recent Examples of moving picture Choose a few from each category and your garden will keep working through the hottest stretch of the year — with the bonus of pollinators that turn the whole thing into a moving picture. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 The Polk Theatre, an ornate 1928 Italianate venue, has been screening films in Lakeland’s downtown square since before moving pictures had sound. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for moving picture
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Noun
  • Taylor Zakhar Perez, Jessica Alba, Adeline Rudolph, Taylor Ortega, Tim Meadows and Dan Bucatinsky will also star in the movie.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 July 2026
  • Moviegoing Has Become More Event-Driven Streaming has made ordinary movie consumption extraordinarily convenient, which raises the bar for getting people into theaters.
    David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • Verve has promoted three coordinators to agents — Shahrez Aziz, Taylor Killefer and Cooper Yeager — across its television literary, motion picture literary and digital teams.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • The film will be among the 20 titles competing at the festival, running against other major motion pictures.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Outside the food realm, Ayesha Curry has taken on roles in films.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Christopher Nolan's new film The Odyssey is a box-office hit.
    Dave Davies, NPR, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • In the new documentary Narcissist’s Playbook, NXIVM whistleblower and director Mark Vicente looks closely at the causes and impact of narcissism on society by interviewing experts as well as those who have been personally affected by the condition.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • After Tiger King became a pop culture phenomenon, there were plenty of stops and starts before finding Goode’s next documentary project.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

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“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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