the silver screen
noun
old-fashioned
1
: a screen in a movie theater
one of the greatest films ever to hit the silver screen
2
: movies in general
stars of the silver screen
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Theaters are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2023 Screen Actors Guild strike prevented a lot of movies from being shown on the silver screen.
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Joseph Hernandez
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Her celestial bodies don’t inhabit the night sky, but rather the silver screen—and yet, reading them has become as necessary in 2026 as observing the Milky Way was to Galileo in the 1600s.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Kidman's love of the silver screen should come as no surprise to anyone who has seen her wax poetic about the power of movies in her viral AMC Theaters ad campaign.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Worn through two world wars and on the silver screen, the leather jacket first originated as safety gear.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Hernandez
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Her celestial bodies don’t inhabit the night sky, but rather the silver screen—and yet, reading them has become as necessary in 2026 as observing the Milky Way was to Galileo in the 1600s.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
Kidman's love of the silver screen should come as no surprise to anyone who has seen her wax poetic about the power of movies in her viral AMC Theaters ad campaign.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Worn through two world wars and on the silver screen, the leather jacket first originated as safety gear.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2026
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“The silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20silver%20screen. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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