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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The idea of filming a figure from the side — tirelessly running, running and running — was inspired by Eadweard Muybridge’s pre-cinema moving pictures, those photographic studies of horses and humans, where activity was broken down into a series of stills for examination.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moving picture
Noun
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The Naked Gun! movies) will teach viewers his 15 rules of writing parody.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
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And Sally Hawkins’ character (Laura!) seems creepy as hell in the horror movie, masterminded by directors Danny and Michael Philippou (Talk to Me), due out May 30.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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The proposal would also modernize the program in several ways, including by expanding the definition of a qualified motion picture to include series with episodes averaging 20 minutes or more, animation films, series, and shorts, and large-scale competition shows.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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The company provides capital to media and entertainment businesses, including motion picture studios, independent production entities, and intellectual property rights-holders.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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In the film, Vince Vaughn takes on the role of the restaurant's owner, Joe, and Manganiello plays his best friend, Bruno.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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However, films aren’t a physical good like Parmesan, catalytic converters, or Temu hauls.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
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The documentary challenges viewers to consider how female pain is often perceived or diminished.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
11 May 2025
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Three seasons’ worth of documentaries about them, in fact, with 21 episodes covering tasty variants like carnitas, birria, canasta, and guisado tacos.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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“Moving picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moving%20picture. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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