as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
in the 20th century moving pictures became an important form of artistic expression
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Recent Examples of moving picture
From the very birth of the moving picture in the late 19th century, the revolutionary medium has had an inherent fascination with its own creation.
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The idea of 24 frames a second, something that is hard to grasp, but in this sequence, in this flow, becomes a seamless moving picture is juxtaposed with with this gas inside of this tube which becomes an eternal glow.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
While some dogs eagerly follow the moving pictures and even try to interact with them, others don’t seem to care what's on TV at all.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
Having got into moving pictures during its New Jersey infancy alongside Thomas Edison, Fox was in a powerful position to make a move for MGM.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The idea of 24 frames a second, something that is hard to grasp, but in this sequence, in this flow, becomes a seamless moving picture is juxtaposed with with this gas inside of this tube which becomes an eternal glow.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
While some dogs eagerly follow the moving pictures and even try to interact with them, others don’t seem to care what's on TV at all.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2025
Having got into moving pictures during its New Jersey infancy alongside Thomas Edison, Fox was in a powerful position to make a move for MGM.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moving picture
Noun
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Fans will then have to wait until March 12, 2027, to see the season 6 finale in movie theaters.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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First, movies are workplaces, and Nirenberg’s interviewees reveal the stressful negotiations involved in the daily life of filmmaking—not only with executives and producers but also with directors, who, though employed by those very same businesspeople, are also the immediate bosses of the crew.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The siblings shot some of the first motion pictures ever made, beginning in 1895, on equipment of their own design.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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While the Oscars have been located on Hollywood Boulevard since settling into the then-Kodak Theatre, which later changed its name to the Dolby Theatre, over almost a century of celebrating the best in motion pictures the ceremony has bounced between Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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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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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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“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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