moving picture
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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