the small screen

noun

: television
a movie made for the small screen

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Ramirez most recently appeared on the big screen in Marvel's February Captain America movie and on the small screen in The Last of Us season two. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Nate Bargatze, are set to take place in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, celebrating the best and brightest of the small screen. Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025 This one just happened to exist in the real world as opposed to the small screen. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025 Finally, Smithsonian highlighted Lockhart’s presence on the small screen. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 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 14 Sep. 2025.

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