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
The idea of filming a figure from the side — tirelessly running, running and running — was inspired by Eadweard Muybridge’s pre-cinema moving pictures, those photographic studies of horses and humans, where activity was broken down into a series of stills for examination.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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
Scripps Research Current AI models may recognize still images, but a innovative new machine-learning model can process moving pictures like the human brain.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Clips not only conjure these same vivid memories, but also bring them to life in moving pictures.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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
Scripps Research Current AI models may recognize still images, but a innovative new machine-learning model can process moving pictures like the human brain.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Clips not only conjure these same vivid memories, but also bring them to life in moving pictures.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moving 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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Overseas, Lilo & Stitch likewise went up against Final Reckoning nearly everywhere, although the M:I movie began rolling out in a handful of major markets last weekend via previews.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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Working alongside her on three tracks was Philip Klein, who curates music for Disney, Pixar, Netflix, Sony and ABC motion pictures.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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The legislation would expand the definition of a qualified motion picture, allowing additional projects to apply for the tax-credit program, including series with episodes averaging 20 minutes or more, animation films, series, shorts and large-scale competition shows.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
Noun
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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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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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“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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