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
  • Back then, in the back of the magazine, THR ran lists of movies going into production, including location shoots.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the movie takes place two years after the previous installment as Godzilla regenerates and resurfaces to combat a new monster that’s tormenting postwar Japan.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Scott Stuber’s United Artists has acquired the rights to the 1982 motion picture The Executioner’s Song and set Oscar nominee Jacob Elordi to produce and star in the pic.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Under the new structure, motion picture lit and talent will operate as a unified Motion Picture division.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Leibovit said Pal used the replacement concept, which is a stop-motion technique seen today in the works of Tim Burton, Guillermo del Toro and the films of LAIKA Studios.
    — Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • There are also live actors and plenty of tunes from the film that help bring the story to life.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Evelyn’s life and journey out of the Followers is the subject of a story and documentary published by The Oregonian/OregonLive and ProPublica.
    — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The allegations against Walliams appear in a long-form article in The Guardian as well as in an hour-long news documentary on the British news channel ITV.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026

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“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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