as in film
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 movies
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.
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Streamers dive into movies Equally, streaming services, global or national, are diving into movies in the Spanish-speaking world.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
There is live music, DJs and movies under the stars in the summer and skating rinks in the holiday season, but everyday, shops like Anthropologie and H&M, or restaurants such as Brio Italian Grille and Yard House offer visitors a bite and top-quality shopping options.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s been a great year for TV and movies.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Among them were countless era-defining releases that are still among the best movies ever made—of any genre—from the haunting Rebecca to the gripping Rear Window, and the ravishing Vertigo to the hair-raising Psycho.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
After working on three Stephen King movies, Sleepwalkers (1992), The Life of Chuck (2024), and now The Long Walk (2025), Mark Hamill feels a strong connection to the horror best-seller's collective works.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
Reiner would direct dozens of other movies, from The Princess Bride to Misery to A Few Good Men.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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
Streamers dive into movies Equally, streaming services, global or national, are diving into movies in the Spanish-speaking world.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
There is live music, DJs and movies under the stars in the summer and skating rinks in the holiday season, but everyday, shops like Anthropologie and H&M, or restaurants such as Brio Italian Grille and Yard House offer visitors a bite and top-quality shopping options.
—Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
It’s been a great year for TV and movies.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Among them were countless era-defining releases that are still among the best movies ever made—of any genre—from the haunting Rebecca to the gripping Rear Window, and the ravishing Vertigo to the hair-raising Psycho.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
After working on three Stephen King movies, Sleepwalkers (1992), The Life of Chuck (2024), and now The Long Walk (2025), Mark Hamill feels a strong connection to the horror best-seller's collective works.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
Reiner would direct dozens of other movies, from The Princess Bride to Misery to A Few Good Men.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for movies
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For now, fans can watch the Something Beautiful musical film streaming on Hulu.—
Chris Malone Méndez,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Pricing can vary depending on the darkness and type of film used to tint windows.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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The decision prompted social media users to post pictures of their cancellation receipts under the hashtags #CancelDisney and #CancelDisneyPlus.—
Reia Li,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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During the residency, fans could take pictures where Bad Bunny bagged groceries before finding fame.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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But make no mistake, this odyssey through hell and not back (virtually the entire film gets framed around that purgatory-like walking contest) is an artistic and gutsy triumph of filmmaking.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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After reminiscing about how Norton had his nose broken during filming after his costar Barry Pepper accidentally punched him in the face during what was meant to be a choreographed fight scene, the actor turned to Lee and asked how his filmmaking had changed in the decades since the film.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Sep. 2025
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The mother of two has repeatedly accused Samantha and their father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, of selling stories to the British tabloids.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The prolific Hollywood subgenre of the body-swap comedy had already been around a while when Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan teamed up for the surprise hit, Freaky Friday.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Movies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movies. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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