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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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Affleck portrayed the Caped Crusader in multiple films, including 2017's Justice League.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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The film, which will release in theaters May 23, will feature Tom Cruise behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler 4xe, Stellantis said.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
22 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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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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Paul Reubens, subject of a new HBO documentary, was in the closet — but his famous character wasn't Comments To love Pee-Herman was a wonderful thing, a silly and liberating thing.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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In time for the two-year anniversary of the fatal Titan submersible implosion, Netflix is releasing a documentary that dives into the tragic incident.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movie. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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