as in movies
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 pictures
Each of them started in the early days of live-TV drama, eventually finding their way into the moving pictures.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 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
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moving pictures
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Perhaps the worst thing that Hollywood’s long-standing formulaic approach has done is to convince even sophisticated critics that movies can’t rival literature as exalted artistic achievements.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Bell, who stars and exec produces the buzzy Netflix comedy series, Nobody Wants This, already has a thriving voicework career, thanks to playing Anna in the Disney’s Frozen movies.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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By the early ‘60s, Duvall had segued into supporting roles on television (Naked City, The Twilight Zone) and eventually motion pictures.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Vanity Fair,
16 Feb. 2026
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Today, its diverse membership includes over 2,300 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists working in motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos, theme parks, and live theater.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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The nylon films were flexible, tough and reliable, maintaining their ability to turn movement into power.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The 220,000-square-foot space houses a permanent collection of over 26,000 works from the 20th and 21st centuries, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, photos, films, and more.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Moving pictures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20pictures. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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