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 Having got into moving pictures during its New Jersey infancy alongside Thomas Edison, Fox was in a powerful position to make a move for MGM. Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025 That's a grand total of $1.5 billion injected into the Texas moving picture industry. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Portable projectors can bring moving pictures to the campsite or presentations to isolated work places. Paul Ridden june 19, New Atlas, 19 June 2025 And like that Tom Cruise sequel, F1 plays up the fact that authenticity, verisimilitude and a you-are-there-feeling can often make the difference between a fun afternoon at the moving pictures and an immersive adrenaline rush. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for moving picture
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Noun
  • This opening scene establishes a human, forgiving tone for a movie in which we are often encouraged to laugh with our heroes but never at them.
    Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
  • In 2014, the actress won another SAG Award for outstanding performance by a female actor for playing attorney Linda Kenney Baden opposite Al Pacino in David Mamet's 2013 TV movie Phil Spector.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Humanity has developed a lot of new technologies in the past 150 years—powered flight, automobiles, electric lights, radio, television, the telephone, motion pictures, and more.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The film was also honored with Golden Globe Awards for best motion picture (drama) and best director.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • If only the music were able to keep pace with the dynamism of the film’s visual design.
    Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Sinners and Wicked were also included in the best score soundtrack for visual media category, which includes film and television, where the music from those films will compete against How To Train Your Dragon, Severance and The Wild Robot.
    Katherine Schaffstall, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • But the documentary remains more timely than ever, Betancur told The Charlotte Observer.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
  • According to the documentary, Hilton was 19 when the tape was filmed in 2001.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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