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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There were three or four years in between each of the movies and that’s kind of a perfect example of where the evolution of technology really began to impact them.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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Despite their work, the frontier myth continues to influence popular histories and portrayals of the West in media, ranging from books to movies to video games.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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While the Oscars have been located on Hollywood Boulevard since settling into the then-Kodak Theatre, which later changed its name to the Dolby Theatre, over almost a century of celebrating the best in motion pictures the ceremony has bounced between Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Larkin works across motion pictures, digital platforms, and the video game/motion capture space, with a track record of guiding talent into new ventures across film, television, and interactive media.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Shah’s Western orientation extended to culture, and a wide range of artistically important international films could be seen in Tehran, in time including those of the French New Wave.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The single arrived alongside a music directed by Luis De Pena and Yaslynn Rivera, which pays homage to classic West Coast gangster films.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Moving pictures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20pictures. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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