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microfilm

[mahy-kruh-film] / ˈmaɪ krəˌfɪlm /
NOUN
photograph
Synonyms
STRONGEST
image likeness photo picture portrait print snapshot
STRONG
Photostat Polaroid blowup mug negative pic pix positive shot slide snap transparency
WEAK
Kodachrome Kodak close-up pinup
VERB
photograph
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capture illustrate print reproduce shoot
STRONG
Photostat cinematize copy film get lens mug photo picture record roll snap snapshot take turn
WEAK
capture on film get a likeness get a shot make a picture photoengrave
Antonyms
STRONG
fail lose misunderstand

Example Sentences

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In 1994, they were handed over to the German Federal Archives and microfilm copies were sent to the US National Archives in Washington DC.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Thanks to “Cosmic Music,” anyone interested in her life and work doesn’t have to go comb through microfilm or ancient magazines to learn more about this unbelievably accomplished and completely fascinating human being.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

“I go to the New York State Library, and I’m able to look on microfilm at the papers of Franklin Roosevelt as governor,” Burgess told me.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2025

Artist David Hartt designed the show to include prints, mural-size blow-ups, 35mm color slides, microfilm, video clips, magazines, newspapers, and specially commissioned artistic photo albums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

Elizabeth returned home on the train twice each month, her knitting bag stuffed with military documents, microfilm, and other secrets that she would pass along to Moscow.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau