talkie

noun

Definition of talkienext
as in silent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talkie
  1. silent
  2. feature
  3. documentary
  4. short
  5. cartoon
  6. film
  7. docudrama
  8. animated cartoon
Noun
  • Meanwhile the Sierra Madre Playhouse, built for the silents, has become the L.A. area’s newest performing arts center, where Wild Up will be in residence.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Boles started his Hollywood career in the silents, but became a big star in the talkies.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of silent
Noun
  • Establishing new traditions by honoring old ones has become a notable feature of Loewe’s Chinese New Year campaign.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Filled with a blend of down and feathers, this ultra-warm coat is a bold option for taking on the dropping temperatures in style, and with a multitude of thoughtful features, it’s guaranteed to become your go-to for traveling.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of feature
Noun
  • Trump's eldest son landed in Nuuk on Tuesday and spent the day handing out red caps, filming a documentary and speaking to residents.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
  • There is probably a perfectly reasonable explanation for why Amazon is reportedly paying $40 million for the rights to a documentary about Melania Trump.
    Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of documentary
Noun
  • One of tennis’ most successful players, Rafael Nadal, became renowned for his pre-serve rituals of adjusting his shorts then his shirt then his hair and finally touching his nose before being ready to serve.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Her shorts have been supported by Tribeca, the DGA Student Film Awards, and major festivals.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of short
Noun
  • David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, said the cartoon was rejected because the section had published a column on the same subject and had already scheduled another one for publication.
    Nico Grant, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The other subservient billionaires in the cartoon include Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Sam Altman of OpenAI, and Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the LA Times.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of cartoon
Noun
  • Rivka Reyes, who played bassist Katie in the film, shared a video montage from the wedding to TikTok on Monday, January 6, and amongst the revelers were several more actors.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The Last Showgirl actress, 66, recreated her famous aerobics scene from her 1985 film Perfect, which also stars John Travolta, on the latest episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon — only the pair's new version featured several saucy twists!
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of film
Noun
  • Better Man—a fantasy docudrama biopic about British pop star Robbie Williams—is new in theaters.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Neon docudrama 2073 by Academy Award-winner Asif Kapadia grossed $5.1k on two screens in NY and LA.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of docudrama
Noun
  • Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2022
  • To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 June 2022
Definition of animated cartoon
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