the small screen

noun

: television
a movie made for the small screen

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Now, Severance's Michael Chernus is bringing Gacy's crimes to the small screen in a limited series. Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 After appearing in the films My Dead Friend Zoe (2024) and She Dances (2025), Martin-Green returns to the small screen as Boston Blue's Lena Silver, Danny's new partner at the BPD. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025 Silksong, for example, looks exceptional, with its colorful, painterly backdrops popping well against the screen, and Forza Horizon 5’s recreation of Mexico is breathtaking on the small screen. PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025 Goldwyn is now on the big screen in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, and on the small screen as district attorney Nicholas Baxter on Law & Order. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.

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