the small screen

noun

: television
a movie made for the small screen

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Since his Scandal days, Short has kept busy on the small screen, appearing in episodes of Casting the Net (2020), Black Ink Crew: Compton (2022), and Wicked City (2022). EW.com, 22 June 2025 The extended program also broadens its scope with new presentations and events dedicated to the small screen and series development. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025 These are uptown problems, to be sure — as are the 15 Emmys the show has picked up (so far) — but the basic challenge of adapting a novel for the small screen is both daunting and rather common. Todd Longwell, Variety, 31 May 2025 She's been more present on the small screen over the past decade, notably playing Jeri Hogarth on Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015–2019), Daredevil (2016), Iron Fist (2017), and The Defenders (2017). Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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