Thesaurus results for FILM

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noun

ˈfilm

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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film

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verb

as in to videotape

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Noun

In the film, Schwartzman is a cantor struggling with his faith, while Kane plays his grade school music teacher who reenters his life. —

Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024 To date, the films’ impact on pop culture has also been felt through the proliferation of novels, comic books, video games, and merchandise pegged to the franchise. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2024

Verb

Sock-puppet social-media accounts reported sightings of the Patriot Front march and posted video clips; the Rise Above Movement’s online media arm was on hand to film it. —

David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024 One contestant who won’t be attending is Caine Bacon, who recently revealed that he was dropped from the reunion just days before filming. —

Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for film

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