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moving picture

American  

moving picture British  

noun

  1. another name for motion picture

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“It’s still a moving picture and I doubt we’ve seen the last act.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2023

At this point in his career, he apparently feels he has to push the boundaries of everything the moving picture format can do and be.

From The Verge • Oct. 8, 2019

An economy, after all, is not a snapshot frozen in time, but a moving picture.

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2019

By the time of the next big technological breakthrough in artistic expression - the moving picture - the word had taken on its modern meaning.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2019

Or saw it in a moving picture somewhere.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey