moving picture

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 It’s primarily done with compositing techniques and in some cases could be thought of as a moving picture equivalent of Photoshop touch ups. Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023 Per usual, Snyder applies his go-big-then-go-even-bigger methodology to this mood board of a moving picture, applying a signature style that can simply be described as an endless 10-ton KABOOM! David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023 Some medical practices offer 3D (high quality and lifelike) and 4D (moving picture) ultrasounds, which may help doctors detect specific fetal abnormalities and congenital disorders. Tricia O'Brien, Parents, 11 July 2023 From the very beginning, the listings, covering art, the theatre, moving pictures, and dinner-and-dancing venues, were quippy, incredibly cheeky, and brutally astute. The New Yorker, 31 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for moving picture 
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Noun
  • This is a movie that exists in its own strange world.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
  • But because this is a horror movie, there are, of course, more immediate existential threats lurking behind doors one and two.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Strange New Worlds, Workin’ Moms) as Avery. Watch on Deadline 100 Dragons Media, which is the short form and docs arm of indie motion picture maker 100 Dragons, is the producer.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Apart from working with huge pop and R&B icons like Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, and Lionel Richie, Jones had also contributed to nearly 40 motion picture soundtracks throughout his career.
    Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Mercifully, Lo left the kitchen and bathrooms intact, as well as the front of the loft where the film shoots take place.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This isn’t the only gentleman-on-gentleman peck cut from the film.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Ver appeared in an HBO documentary about the origins of Bitcoin.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Post-Credit Scenes • My scene of the week comes early in the episode, when Pat is recording different versions of a line to be spliced into the making-of documentary that will end up on the Tecto Blu-ray.
    Jack King, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024

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“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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