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
Noun
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What makes for the best spring movies?—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
12 Mar. 2026
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Horror movies pair best with a strong drink and a brass band.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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Before there was Hollywood, an electric company known as Edison Company produced some of the first motion pictures at the end of the 19th century.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Wernick also made cameo appearances as an actor in several motion pictures and TV shows.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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What makes the contest especially compelling is the psychology of voters who admire both films.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Rosi returns repeatedly to this theater, and to other films about the area, including the silent-era Last Days of Pompeii, suggesting that his own film might itself be part of an ongoing archival plunder.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Moving pictures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20pictures. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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