the small screen

noun

: television
a movie made for the small screen

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In fact, the rivalry between theaters and platforms, between the big screen and the small screen, belongs to the 2010s and now feels increasingly outdated. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025 Immediately following The Substance, Moore took to the small screen with a starring role in Taylor Sheridan's Paramount+ show Landman among actors like Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 22 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 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 Nov. 2025.

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