moving picture

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 Portable projectors can bring moving pictures to the campsite or presentations to isolated work places. Paul Ridden june 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2025 From universities that are as old (or older) than the moving picture itself, to budding programs, the schools on this list collectively offer an impressive array of educators, facilities and lessons to be learned. Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025 Yeah, there’s this British photographer named Misan Harriman, who takes beautiful, moving pictures at protests. Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025 But just before moving pictures started to proliferate in their nickelodeon infancy, the Shuberts saw an opportunity in the legitimate theater and grabbed it. Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for moving picture
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Noun
  • So there’s a little bit of secret sauce in an ‘Avatar’ movie that has to do with emotion.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The feature, based on the 2016 novel by Ruth Ware, has all the ingredients of the perfect midweek movie, a delicious cast full of classy Brit actors, a dollop of mystery and a scrumptious 1 hour and 30 minute runtime.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In Sidney Lumet’s Oscar-winning 1975 motion picture, Al Pacino played Sonny and John Cazale played Sal.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Johnson's film Moana 2 was nominated for best motion picture - animated.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The film, which was found under a carpet and in a duct along with jewelry worn by Schaefer, served as evidence when Ignatow was convicted of perjury for lying to a federal grand jury about his involvement in Schaefer's death.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The video player page includes a description, links to similar content, and the ability to give a film a thumbs up or thumbs down.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Alexander was still editing the documentary when Osbourne died, but continued at the urging of the family.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The show took place at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium; the documentary, which features exclusive interviews and performances with the above artists, is produced by RadicalMedia and Oh Boy Pictures production.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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