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as in film
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
there was much excitement when it was announced that the popular children's book would be turned into a movie
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as in filmmaking
movies plural
the art or business of making a movie
many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies
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Recent Examples of movie
Making movies in America is very costly and expensive.
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 27 May 2025
When not writing, Chung can be found figure skating, watching horror movies, or looking at pictures of weird fish.
—Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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
The Naked Gun! movies) will teach viewers his 15 rules of writing parody.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 27 May 2025
When not writing, Chung can be found figure skating, watching horror movies, or looking at pictures of weird fish.
—Anh Do, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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
The Naked Gun! movies) will teach viewers his 15 rules of writing parody.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movie
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Deadline reported that an exit poll conducted on the opening weekend of Sinners set out to break down why people went to see the film on the big screen.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 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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Aside from his own filmmaking, Lakhdar Hamina ran Algeria’s news service, the l’Office des Actualités Algériennes (OAA) from shortly after the revolution to 1974, and was also head of the Algerian National Office for Commerce and the Film Industry between 1981 and 1984.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 May 2025
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What is your stance on using AI in filmmaking? Pandora is out of the box.—
Ramin Setoodeh,
Variety,
28 May 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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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movie. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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