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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of moving picture
Clips not only conjure these same vivid memories, but also bring them to life in moving pictures.
—
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The story is deceptively simple, but the way the animators create moving pictures to mimic medieval-style stained glass is singular.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Throughout all of his work, perhaps most memorably in the warped noir of his television series Twin Peaks, Lynch steered composers to create music as inexplicably haunting as his moving pictures.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
He himself is represented in moving pictures as a conductor.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for moving picture
Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The story is deceptively simple, but the way the animators create moving pictures to mimic medieval-style stained glass is singular.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Throughout all of his work, perhaps most memorably in the warped noir of his television series Twin Peaks, Lynch steered composers to create music as inexplicably haunting as his moving pictures.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
He himself is represented in moving pictures as a conductor.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for moving picture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moving picture
Noun
-
The three-minute video, complete with action movie shots and sinister music, is terrifying.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
-
Each seat is equipped with a USB port for power, as well as an in-flight entertainment system with movies and television programs.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
The motion picture industry also worked diligently to find common ground that moves us forward while preserving first amendment, economic and individual interests.—
Mitch Glazier,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
-
To Mark Noel for adapting and enhancing the safety and reliability of transportable six-degrees-of-freedom motion base technology for motion picture use.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Versions of these battles were playing out at the U: a Latino student group, Mecha, blocked the entrance to a film screening about transgender kids who had detransitioned, hosted by the Young Americans for Freedom.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
-
On Monday morning, CBS Mornings host Gayle King, pop star Katy Perry, journalist Lauren Sánchez, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe and film producer Kerianne Flynn traveled to space.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
There's really only one great Dale Earnhardt documentary that in my mind that has ever been made, and that's the Dale documentary.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
-
Additionally, Lennon and Ono’s documentary — which is directed by Sam Rice-Edwards and Kevin Macdonald — will revisit Lennon’s 1972 benefit concert in New York City.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share