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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Her image transcended the silver screen.
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María Munsuri, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2025
In 1985, this beloved board game got the silver screen treatment, with a film and set design dramatizing its intrigue and mystery.
—Nathan Smith, Architectural Digest, 22 Dec. 2025
For a time in the 1980s, actress Rae Dawn Chong was an It Girl of the silver screen.
—Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Cynthia Erivo captured us on the silver screen in Wicked 2, earning her the prestigious Vanguard Award at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
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María Munsuri, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2025
In 1985, this beloved board game got the silver screen treatment, with a film and set design dramatizing its intrigue and mystery.
—Nathan Smith, Architectural Digest, 22 Dec. 2025
For a time in the 1980s, actress Rae Dawn Chong was an It Girl of the silver screen.
—Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Cynthia Erivo captured us on the silver screen in Wicked 2, earning her the prestigious Vanguard Award at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
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“The silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20silver%20screen. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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