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
Throughout all of his work, perhaps most memorably in the warped noir of his television series Twin Peaks, Lynch steered composers to create music as inexplicably haunting as his moving pictures.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Scripps Research Current AI models may recognize still images, but a innovative new machine-learning model can process moving pictures like the human brain.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Clips not only conjure these same vivid memories, but also bring them to life in moving pictures.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The story is deceptively simple, but the way the animators create moving pictures to mimic medieval-style stained glass is singular.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
Scripps Research Current AI models may recognize still images, but a innovative new machine-learning model can process moving pictures like the human brain.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Clips not only conjure these same vivid memories, but also bring them to life in moving pictures.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The story is deceptively simple, but the way the animators create moving pictures to mimic medieval-style stained glass is singular.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moving picture
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Talkies—movies with synchronized sound, introduced in the late nineteen-twenties—were a setback.—
David Owen,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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His family retained their love for Italian culture, and Bergoglio grew up listening to opera and watching every Italian movie that came to town.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Sachar’s novel was previously adapted into a motion picture in 2003, directed by Andrew Davis and starring Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, and Jon Voight.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Producers Guild Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in producing across various categories, including theatrical motion pictures, television, documentaries, animation, and emerging media.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
21 Apr. 2025
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Another in-game franchise is the Dawn of the Wolf film series, inspired by the Twilight saga.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Guardian newspaper reports that the former Doctor Who star – who appeared in the 2005 film adaptation of Rowling’s book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – gave his opinion of Rowling in answer to questions posed by a group of neurodivergent young adults in ITV’s show The Assembly.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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Looking to brush up on the Diddy case via a documentary before the rapper's high-profile trial?—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Known for his award-winning documentaries, Jacquet has also worked in immersive formats, including with his recent Terra Incognita exhibit, which took visitors on a virtual journey from Patagonia to the South Pole.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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