as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
a popular novel that was made into a major motion picture
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Recent Examples of motion picture
Rocky is nominated for three NAACP Image Awards this year for his performance in Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest – outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture, outstanding breakthrough performance in a motion picture and outstanding ensemble cast in a motion picture.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Celebrating her nomination for outstanding actress in a motion picture for her role in 2017's Kidnap, Halle Berry arrived at the 2018 NAACP Image Awards in a red and black, strapless see-through gown designed by Reem Arca with peekaboo lace panels and a short train.
—Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 24 Jan. 2026
But motion picture academy voters ultimately warmed to Fanning’s richly nuanced (and deceptively tricky) performance as a Hollywood starlet trying to prove herself as a serious dramatic actress.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
As Snider used Dorothy as an open sesame to the closed world of Playboy, so Hefner planned to use Dorothy as the open sesame to the closed world of major motion pictures.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Celebrating her nomination for outstanding actress in a motion picture for her role in 2017's Kidnap, Halle Berry arrived at the 2018 NAACP Image Awards in a red and black, strapless see-through gown designed by Reem Arca with peekaboo lace panels and a short train.
—Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 24 Jan. 2026
But motion picture academy voters ultimately warmed to Fanning’s richly nuanced (and deceptively tricky) performance as a Hollywood starlet trying to prove herself as a serious dramatic actress.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
As Snider used Dorothy as an open sesame to the closed world of Playboy, so Hefner planned to use Dorothy as the open sesame to the closed world of major motion pictures.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion picture
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The movie also offers a bunch of original Charli XCX tunes, spawning a soundtrack much better than the singer’s own lackluster mockumentary.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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And yet, this is what a generation of moviegoers thrilled by the stylistic excess of A24 and Neon movies want from the big-screen experience.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Depending on your location, remaining cozy indoors with a book may be in order or watch a moving picture show on the telly.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Polk Theatre, an ornate 1928 Italianate venue, has been screening films in Lakeland’s downtown square since before moving pictures had sound.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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Take, for example, the Roberto Cavalli dress Robbie wore to kick off the film’s promotion last month.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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In another demonstration, images encoded into flat films gradually became visible as the material morphed into dome-like 3D structures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Director Paul Thomas Anderson and composer Jonny Greenwood, his frequent collaborator, issued a statement today decrying the Melania documentary’s use of the score from their movie Phantom Thread.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson have demanded that music from the movie Phantom Thread be removed from the Melania documentary, saying it was licensed by Universal Pictures without their permission.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Motion picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20picture. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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