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small screen

noun

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Certainly, with $313 million being handed out to small screen applicants on November 20, Newsom’s more than doubling of California’s film and TV tax incentive program to $750 million annually earlier this year has deepened the endearment to him in the Hollywood C-suites and among the Guilds. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025 Other videos show the bear walking around the property, as well as the first time the animal gained entry to the crawlspace, easily ripping away a small screen before squeezing inside. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025 Free to all players in the Home Designer Inventory, the music player will have a small screen showing unique cover art for each song. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 France’s Movie Car Central Museum is working with Bonhams|Cars to auction off a collection of 50 two- and four-wheel vehicles from the big and small screen later this month. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for small screen

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of small screen was in 1944

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“Small screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20screen. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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