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talkie

noun

Definition of talkienext
as in silent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talkie
  1. silent
  2. feature
  3. documentary
  4. short
  5. cartoon
  6. film
  7. docudrama
  8. movie
Noun
  • The team looked at 14 X-ray-silent supermassive black holes, finding that there is another way of considering this lack of emission.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As of 2026, Savage has gone radio silent, a subject Doc Meets World wrestles with, knowing that ultimately, it cannot be fully understood.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Definition of silent
Noun
  • De Jong plans to redevelop the building with 25 housing units, in a mix of studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms, alongside resident amenities and a commercial space on the first floor, plans show, while restoring historic features.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Such thoughtful considerations are also evident with the 16-way adjustable seats in the front, complete with their own climate control and massage features.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of feature
Noun
  • Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is about high-school football the way that the documentary Hoop Dreams is about basketball.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Netflix, like Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, has lodged an appeal to France’s highest court, the Council of State (Conseil d’Etat), to protest against new sub-quota investment obligations in documentary and animation.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of documentary
Noun
  • The core group of artists who made the short also worked on the feature.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Osubor had made a short that played well with friends and family and nowhere else, collecting festival rejections.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of short
Noun
  • Robby stayed home, measuring the time between clusters of seizures in video games and cartoons.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • South Parkaired its season-29 premiere on September 17, reintroducing the audience to a cartoon world with a few changes.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cartoon
Noun
  • De Heer has spent more than 40 years in Tasmania, Australia, directing, writing and producing films across a broad range of genres and subjects.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The same logic has already appeared in Ellen’s workshop for women in film, where authority gathers under the name of confession.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of film
Noun
  • The audience gave a festival-best 22-minute standing ovation to the ticking-clock docudrama about efforts to save a 5-year-old Palestinian girl killed by the IDF.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Either way, the age of the football docudrama looks here to stay.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of docudrama
Noun
  • But this element does pop up in your movies, the idea that New York exists in nature.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Then, further research changed that view, replacing it with the active, bird-like animal shown in the movie Jurassic Park.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of movie
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“Talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talkie. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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