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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
watched a film on the Hopi Indians at the multicultural center
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as in filmmaking
the art or business of making a movie
learned about some of the special-effects techniques used in film
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as in to videotape
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Recent Examples of film
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Drew Hancock’s sci-fi tinged film set in the near future is about a group of friends on a weekend lakeside getaway.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
In addition, McBride said the library is proposing a 25% increase in special-event rates at the Central Library downtown and adding several new fees for cost recovery for requests such as audiovisual assistance, photo shoots and filming.
—Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Which brings up why no one has pitched a film idea based on the life of Dax to Hollywood producers.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Drew Hancock’s sci-fi tinged film set in the near future is about a group of friends on a weekend lakeside getaway.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
Verb
Featuring beautiful harmonies from all three artists, who shine both together and separately, the release arrives with a music video filmed outside of New York City that reinforces its message of female solidarity.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
In addition, McBride said the library is proposing a 25% increase in special-event rates at the Central Library downtown and adding several new fees for cost recovery for requests such as audiovisual assistance, photo shoots and filming.
—Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for film
Noun
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Kelsey Mann is the director behind the year’s top-grossing movie, Inside Out 2.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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How might that decision influence the fashion choices of the television and movie stars in attendance?—
The Styles Desk,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Blood Test by Charles Baxter Andrew Katzenstein The Impressionist Over more than fifty years of documentary filmmaking, Frederick Wiseman has made an art of withholding judgment and showing people figuring things out on their own.—
James Gleick,
The New York Review of Books,
7 Feb. 2025
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The way to address this, the possibilities to really make this work for us in life needed a representation in filmmaking.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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In 1989, DuMont struck a deal to syndicate the show nationally and started videotaping the show for air as well.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lane filmed himself in 2001 wrapping a noose around his girlfriend’s neck and removing a chair under her, all while videotaping it.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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What To Know The Netflix documentary series American Murder: Gabby Petito will include text messages, video footage and excerpts from Petito's personal journals.—
Marni Rose McFall,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Yet in the best documentary category voters swerved the Palestinian-Israeli co-production No Other Land, the Oscar frontrunner, to award Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, which is not even nominated.—
Sarah Crompton,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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The iconic programming offers new and innovative international cinema.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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That was even true of titles that didn’t make the best picture cut, speaking of a depth in talent currently coursing through Spanish cinema.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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The company has regulatory clearance for clinical use in 40 countries, including 12 FDA clearances in the U.S. Driving the news: There's a persistent national and global radiologist shortage, making imaging one of the major AI footholds in health care.—
Aaron Weitzman,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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As the courses roll on, odd flourishes begin to appear, such as revealing (and sometimes embarrassing) images laser-printed on tortillas.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Film.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/film. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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