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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as in darts
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
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
This kinda got buried with a bad release date by Neon just as audiences were seeing other indie flicks instead like Obsession and Backrooms.
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Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Yamal’s flicks and tricks in his 45-minute appearance were almost enough to make memories for life, while Oyarzabal should have completed his hat-trick (both players would be substituted at the break).
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The centre-back scored six goals in 28 Bundesliga appearances on loan at Hamburg last season, including towering headers and clever backheel flicks.
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Jay Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Sarah Michelle Gellar strutted in the purple platform boots of the fashionable and upbeat Daphne Blake in both live-action Scooby-Doo flicks.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 June 2026
Capote, Moneyball, Foxcatcher, and then…no new Bennett Miller flicks.
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Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Think tricks, flicks, and one-touch passes.
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Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
In addition to the core of the movie, Scary Movie 6 also includes credit sequences that continued spoofing a few flicks.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
A little jump follows and the heel of your front foot flicks the ball into the air.
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Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
The quick-drying polyester fabric dries fast and easily flicks away sand and dirt, keeping you (and your food) safe from the elements.
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Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 2026
Monroe flicks the mic and begins.
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Mic Anderson Britannica Editors May 18,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 May 2026
While Dad is developing photos in his darkroom, Jeremy flicks on the lights.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
In the video, the snake flicks its tongue, a common sensory behavior used to detect chemical cues in the air and identify nearby prey or potential predators.
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Jasmine Mendez
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
As a director, his credits include A Family Man starring Gerard Butler, as well as the Liam Neeson flicks Honest Thief and Blacklight.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
Think Judd Apatow flicks with Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, or sitcoms starring Charlie Sheen.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
The design of this weather cover could not be closer to the flying saucer designs that have flown across screens in sci-fi flicks for the 1950s and '60s to today.
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Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
This kinda got buried with a bad release date by Neon just as audiences were seeing other indie flicks instead like Obsession and Backrooms.
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Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Yamal’s flicks and tricks in his 45-minute appearance were almost enough to make memories for life, while Oyarzabal should have completed his hat-trick (both players would be substituted at the break).
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The centre-back scored six goals in 28 Bundesliga appearances on loan at Hamburg last season, including towering headers and clever backheel flicks.
—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Sarah Michelle Gellar strutted in the purple platform boots of the fashionable and upbeat Daphne Blake in both live-action Scooby-Doo flicks.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 June 2026
Capote, Moneyball, Foxcatcher, and then…no new Bennett Miller flicks.
—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Think tricks, flicks, and one-touch passes.
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Jonathan Thompson,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
In addition to the core of the movie, Scary Movie 6 also includes credit sequences that continued spoofing a few flicks.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Verb
She is laid out on a gurney, breathing in and out as the nurse flicks the needle, shooting oxytocin, prostaglandins into her blood-stream.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
A little jump follows and the heel of your front foot flicks the ball into the air.
—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
The quick-drying polyester fabric dries fast and easily flicks away sand and dirt, keeping you (and your food) safe from the elements.
—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 2026
Monroe flicks the mic and begins.
—
Mic Anderson Britannica Editors May 18,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 May 2026
While Dad is developing photos in his darkroom, Jeremy flicks on the lights.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
In the video, the snake flicks its tongue, a common sensory behavior used to detect chemical cues in the air and identify nearby prey or potential predators.
—
Jasmine Mendez
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
As a director, his credits include A Family Man starring Gerard Butler, as well as the Liam Neeson flicks Honest Thief and Blacklight.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
Think Judd Apatow flicks with Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, or sitcoms starring Charlie Sheen.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flicks
Noun
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In movies, friendships end with a big blowup after there has been a significant betrayal by one party.
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Inspired by the alien invasion genre and slacker hang out movies, the film is about a group of friends standing up against an alien invasion that threatens to swallow the whole world.
Verb
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Crook breaks into a jog, then darts between cars to reach her.
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This type dispenses altogether with nest-building and partnering and simply darts around squirting.
Noun
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ByteDance began hiring for 100 open roles, signed multiple independent filmmakers and artists and held private conversations about financing AI films.
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Local films took an even bigger hit, with a decline of around 39% in both admissions and revenue.
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
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Upstairs, a disco deep cut plays while Byrd flits about greeting everyone.
Verb
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Iran’s flag before the 1979 revolution — green, white and red with a lion and a rising sun — flutters from many overhangs.
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Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (center) flutters a Venezuelan and Cuban national flags in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana.
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Listen to the supple bass line, which dances throughout the song as its own character.
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This stubbornly optimistic place, where family after family scrapes and claws and laughs and dances their way to a better tomorrow.
Verb
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On another monitor, a dashboard that resembles the menu screen of a flight simulator flickers to life — only this is no simulation.
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But in the final scene, when Sam goes to the bathroom to change the bandage on his forehead, the mirror flickers with static at his reflection.
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