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as in film
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
there was much excitement when it was announced that the popular children's book would be turned into a movie
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as in filmmaking
movies plural
the art or business of making a movie
many a small-town girl has gone to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the movies
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Recent Examples of movie
This takes you to a nearly endless stream of choices of, say, movies that have been produced over the course of the past, say 50 years.
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Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
But plenty of others have nothing to do with movies at all.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Creators have taken the concept far beyond its original movie context, applying it to everyday moments of impending doom.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Vanity Fair spoke with Nguyen and coproducer Jane Cha Cutler about the making of the movie and the close collaboration with BTS and Hybe, the group’s parent company, that brought it to life.
—Regina Kim, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
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Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
But plenty of others have nothing to do with movies at all.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Creators have taken the concept far beyond its original movie context, applying it to everyday moments of impending doom.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Vanity Fair spoke with Nguyen and coproducer Jane Cha Cutler about the making of the movie and the close collaboration with BTS and Hybe, the group’s parent company, that brought it to life.
—Regina Kim, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movie
Noun
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Once Lori enters Julian’s home, the film springs to life.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The film also was shown at a number of other festivals before hitting the awards circuit as the Palestinian entry for this year’s Academy Awards.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, independent filmmaking took off as low-budget, low-risk films, including Reservoir Dogs and Slacker, proved to have huge revenue upside.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Emma Penrose Penrose is a Director of Photography with a focus on narrative and analog experimental filmmaking.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Who was the target audience for this documentary?—
Regina Kim,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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Co-directed by Charlie Tyrell and Daniel Roher, the documentary is told through Roher’s eyes as a father-to-be on a quest to understand both the risks and the potential of the world his child is about to inherit.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movie. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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