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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
watched a film on the Hopi Indians at the multicultural center
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as in filmmaking
the art or business of making a movie
learned about some of the special-effects techniques used in film
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as in to videotape
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Recent Examples of film
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Oberon had too many romances, too many films, too many unfortunate twists of fate to mention them all here.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Watch every season of Survivor with Paramount+ Where is 'Survivor' filmed?
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Brazil’s participation will extend across several of the Marché du Film’s key programs and will include film and documentary work-in-progress showcases, networking events and presentations of new international co-production initiatives.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Oberon had too many romances, too many films, too many unfortunate twists of fate to mention them all here.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
No one on screen even breaks a sweat, despite the temperatures hitting over 100 degrees during filming.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Watch every season of Survivor with Paramount+ Where is 'Survivor' filmed?
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
Noun
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The color-grading choice was particularly popular in movies at the turn of the millennium, a sickly tint that conveyed metropolitan gothic sensibilities and disaffection while amping up the physical sallowness of already-pallid leads.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Having appeared in more than 70 movies, he was worn down and ready to quit, especially after a doctor cautioned him about stressing his heart.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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The first market took place in Westwood on March 21-31, 1981, and Meyers saw its creation as a response to the rise in independent filmmaking and the need for an event to facilitate film sales in Hollywood.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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However, the discomfort surrounding AI in filmmaking comes from a misunderstanding of its purpose and the ethical dilemmas surrounding data training sets.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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One of the employees, Michael Braunschweig, was videotaped helping people off the plane.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2025
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Other officers arrested the man, police said, adding that a law enforcement helicopter videotaped the incident.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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In January, Swift fans reflected on the evolution — or lack of evolution — in the musician’s activism as her documentary Miss Americana marked its fifth anniversary.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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Since the documentary premiered, he’s received many emails, texts and Facebook messages from those who are still searching for someone who vanished decades ago.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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And third: Summit’s tendency to most often describe his life not in terms of music but cinema.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
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But above all, the Luxembourg City Film Festival wants to celebrate cinema and provide some escapism for its audiences.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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Tetra Images/Tetra images RF/Getty Images Every month, roughly 100,000 people buy Zepbound directly from Eli Lilly through its website.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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Another formidable player is Nvidia’s Clara platform, which delves into the diagnostic space as well; Clara leverages deep learning to enable the building of medical AI applications using imaging data.—
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D.,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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