special effects
plural noun
: visual or sound effects introduced into a movie, video recording, or taped television production
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Despite a massively lower budget, the writing is much better and the special effects really aren’t too shabby!
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Spacey wasn’t alone in receiving a lifetime achievement honor as Irv Gotti, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar-winning make-up artist Jenny Shircore and special effects supervisor Neil Corbould also won career-spanning trophies.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet the payoff on the other side is far less chilling due to a lack of emotional current, even as this film’s swan-song set piece imposes some nifty special effects and supernatural atmosphere.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Fixed a bug where special effects applied to spirits summoned by Revenant would appear above Revenant.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Spacey wasn’t alone in receiving a lifetime achievement honor as Irv Gotti, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar-winning make-up artist Jenny Shircore and special effects supervisor Neil Corbould also won career-spanning trophies.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet the payoff on the other side is far less chilling due to a lack of emotional current, even as this film’s swan-song set piece imposes some nifty special effects and supernatural atmosphere.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Fixed a bug where special effects applied to spirits summoned by Revenant would appear above Revenant.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for special effects
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“Special effects.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20effects. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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