the small screen

noun

: television
a movie made for the small screen

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Audible has brought its popular audio series of the same name to the small screen and PEOPLE is exclusively sharing the trailer. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 No one is complaining about Patricia Arquette leading yet another true crime account for the small screen. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025 On the small screen, Sidibe is likely best known for her AHS roles, most famously as Queenie in Coven (2013), Hotel (2016), and Apocalypse (2018). Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025 On Tuesday, Sky TV released the first look at the poignant Matt Smith-starring series, which is set to bring Cave’s dark comedy book to the small screen. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 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 10 Nov. 2025.

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