the small screen

noun

: television
a movie made for the small screen

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Talk show host Tamron Hall held actress and reality TV icon Lisa Rinna to the fire over on-air heat the Real Housewives and Traitors star has generated on the small screen. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026 Kayce Dutton returns to the small screen this weekend. Yffy Yossifor, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026 That is because entertainment has been moving from the big screen to the small screen in the form of microdramas. Devika Rao, TheWeek, 18 Feb. 2026 O’Donoghue is adapting her book for the small screen. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026 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 3 Mar. 2026.

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