the small screen

noun

: television
a movie made for the small screen

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On the small screen, the series will star Keke Palmer, Max Carver (yes, a Desperate Housewives alum), British comedian Jack Whitehall, and Paula Pell. Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025 No stranger to the small screen, Chase had guest spots on shows like Brothers & Sisters, Chuck and Hot in Cleveland. Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 Much thanks for that goes to the small screen, not least HBO’s splashy TV adaptation of The Last of Us, watched by millions in its first season and steeped in critical praise like a mushroomified corpse stuffed with cordyceps. Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025 Jamie-Lynn Sigler is returning to the small screen. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the small screen

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“The small screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20small%20screen. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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