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Recent Examples of documentary
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 May 2025
There’s a surprisingly emotional documentary about all of this called End of the Line, one in which Byford exits the agency amid cheers and tears, treated as a hero.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 May 2025
Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
The top limited per screen average so far is 2025 is for the documentary Secret Mall Apartment, a surprise standout by Jeremy Workman and self-released by Wheelhouse Creative, that opened in late March to $40.5k at one exclusive engagement in Providence, RI and is still in theaters.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Noun
That's really nice to see that people aren't just looking at it as a true crime documentary.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 May 2025
There’s a surprisingly emotional documentary about all of this called End of the Line, one in which Byford exits the agency amid cheers and tears, treated as a hero.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 May 2025
Adjective
Martin Scorsese is behind a documentary feature that counted Pope Francis as a collaborator prior to his death earlier this month.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
The top limited per screen average so far is 2025 is for the documentary Secret Mall Apartment, a surprise standout by Jeremy Workman and self-released by Wheelhouse Creative, that opened in late March to $40.5k at one exclusive engagement in Providence, RI and is still in theaters.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for documentary
Noun
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The historical docudrama also was nominated for Best Picture at the 97th Academy Awards.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The formative years and parallel stories of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, two iconic leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, are compellingly explored in this docudrama series.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Most of it is invented, but the beginning was inspired by historical incidents.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Further, as shown in the historical data, periods of a weaker US dollar do not uniformly lead to higher US Treasury bond yields.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Mark Monroe directs the feature which will premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 6 before streaming on Netflix June 11.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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Pinho was previously in Cannes with debut feature film The Nothing Factory, which premiered in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2017, receiving the Fipresci Prize.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
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Puig agreed to waive any legal protections for suppression or exclusion of new information in the factual basis.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 May 2025
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Remember when Google demoed its Bard AI tool in 2023 and its factual error led to its parent company losing US$100 billion in market value?—
Greg Edwards,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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Affleck portrayed the Caped Crusader in multiple films, including 2017's Justice League.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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The film, which will release in theaters May 23, will feature Tom Cruise behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler 4xe, Stellantis said.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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In a new behind-the-scenes production featurette released by the streaming service on Tuesday, several of the key people in front of and behind the camera shared some of their thoughts about the upcoming season.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Executive producer and creator Neil Druckmann also set the scene for what’s to come during the featurette, saying that parallels between Abby and Ellie both losing their dads are now becoming more clear.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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Which is to say nothing of the literal value of developing homegrown careers — tens of millions of euros potentially.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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When compounded by phone tag, these gaps risk worsening conditions — making strategic communication a literal lifeline.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Robbie's next movie, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, opens on Sept. 19.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Overseas, Lilo & Stitch likewise went up against Final Reckoning nearly everywhere, although the M:I movie began rolling out in a handful of major markets last weekend via previews.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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“Documentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/documentary. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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