as in movies
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
we could catch a flick together next weekend
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to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
the horse's tail flicked in restless irritation
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Recent Examples of flicks
Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Keep reading for the best flicks streaming on HBO Max.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Wu put people onto a lot of movies like John Woo’s The Killer and kung fu flicks.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
There were no fancy flicks, just good decisions and efficient movements.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Not all of these movies — genre flicks, experimental pornos, arthouse efforts, and honest-to-God crimes — were meant to be political.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
These teen flicks graduated with high honors in our eyes.
—Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Known for satirizing horror flicks, the Scary Movie films launched with the first title hitting theaters in 2000 and spawning four sequels.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Brands use them all the time; consider Microsoft (microcomputer + software), Netflix (internet + flicks), and DoorDash (an obvious combo of door + dash).
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
One of the major works of the Italian giallo genre — a hyperstylish series of sometimes-supernatural slasher flicks with great clothes and inventive deaths — Deep Red remains on top of the pile.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Keep reading for the best flicks streaming on HBO Max.
—Charlotte Walsh, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Wu put people onto a lot of movies like John Woo’s The Killer and kung fu flicks.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
There were no fancy flicks, just good decisions and efficient movements.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Not all of these movies — genre flicks, experimental pornos, arthouse efforts, and honest-to-God crimes — were meant to be political.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
These teen flicks graduated with high honors in our eyes.
—Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Known for satirizing horror flicks, the Scary Movie films launched with the first title hitting theaters in 2000 and spawning four sequels.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Brands use them all the time; consider Microsoft (microcomputer + software), Netflix (internet + flicks), and DoorDash (an obvious combo of door + dash).
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
The scene flicks to a flashback of Henry at war, which then switches to Henry in his previous timeline suffering from a nightmare.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flicks
Noun
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These days, Christmas movies, broadly and charitably defined, seem to be synonymous with the brassy, hokey, sickly sweet sort of fare that has a permanent home on the Hallmark Channel and is in perpetual rotation on Netflix.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Head to the charming downtown for shopping and dining, or follow the Bastrop County, Texas Film Trail to see filming locations for movies like the seasonally appropriate horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a surveillance video released by authorities, Robinson allegedly darts across the roof after firing the single shot, jimmies down to a ledge and jumps to the grass below.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Make the 35-minute drive out to Natick to visit Bosse, a state-of-the-art indoor facility with 21 pickleball courts, a golf simulator and darts lounge.—
Kim Foley MacKinnon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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But Fellowes remains cryptic when asked about possible spinoff series or films.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The episode’s first half feels like the work of a misguided pest, and Beto’s filmmaking, which flits between several different styles and cuts between multiple angles sometimes within the course of one interview segment, doesn’t help.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The flame also dances back and forth for an even more convincing look.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the final seconds of the Sex and the City revival series, Carrie dances down the hallway of her Gramercy Park townhome in a flirty outfit while Barry White plays, embracing her singledom.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Over dinner, a broadcast flickers on the cabin’s dusty TV.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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The glowing phenomenon appears as rays, spirals and flickers that most commonly manifest in hues of red and green.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Flicks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flicks. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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