as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
a popular novel that was made into a major motion picture
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Recent Examples of motion picture
From the outset, both vaudeville acts and motion pictures played at the Mainstreet.
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Average payrolls in the motion picture industry are still down nearly 25 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Putting that many cooks in one kitchen may sound like a logistical nightmare, but Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate’s motion picture group, tells Variety the collaboration was smoother than expected, despite Zoom calls packed with dozens of voices across disciplines.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 12 May 2025
Hot off the success of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Hollywood is adapting Suzanne Collins’s new Hunger Games prequel novel, Sunrise on the Reaping, into a major motion picture.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2025
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Average payrolls in the motion picture industry are still down nearly 25 percent compared to pre-pandemic levels.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Putting that many cooks in one kitchen may sound like a logistical nightmare, but Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate’s motion picture group, tells Variety the collaboration was smoother than expected, despite Zoom calls packed with dozens of voices across disciplines.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 12 May 2025
Hot off the success of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Hollywood is adapting Suzanne Collins’s new Hunger Games prequel novel, Sunrise on the Reaping, into a major motion picture.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
Noun
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Robbie's next movie, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, opens on Sept. 19.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Fay managed to hit 85%, thanks to a combination of movie nights, lunches and a volunteer appreciation day.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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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
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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
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Davis wanted to help his former quarterback, the one who took his future wife, Jessica, to the team’s Bible study during his final year at North Carolina and the one who scoured film looking for answers to everything.—
Adam Jahns,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Derrickson told The Hollywood Reporter that the film switches up the idea of ghosts.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2025
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From durable veteran to blazing trendsetter, there’s a music documentary for that.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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The documentary, available to stream on August 12, celebrates Grandin’s wide-reaching contributions.—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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