as in film
the art or business of making a movie
many actors now take roles for both television and the big screen
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Recent Examples of big screen
The actress literally launched her acting career during Covid, landing auditions from her Austin home; one of her first big screen breaks being Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
The big box offers vinyl records, big screen televisions, baby items and clothing options.
—Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
And Gyllenhaal made it to be seen on a big screen, with a big crowd.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Surviving the advent of television and home movie-viewing via VHS tapes, DVDs and streaming, the Grand Lake continues to operate as a place where people can come together to watch movies on a big screen — as movies were made to be watched.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
The big box offers vinyl records, big screen televisions, baby items and clothing options.
—Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
And Gyllenhaal made it to be seen on a big screen, with a big crowd.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Surviving the advent of television and home movie-viewing via VHS tapes, DVDs and streaming, the Grand Lake continues to operate as a place where people can come together to watch movies on a big screen — as movies were made to be watched.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big screen
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Once Lori enters Julian’s home, the film springs to life.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The film also was shown at a number of other festivals before hitting the awards circuit as the Palestinian entry for this year’s Academy Awards.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 1996, the bookseller opened a two-story location in downtown’s Sundance Square, on Commerce at East 3rd streets, around the corner from the AMC Palace movie theater.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, independent filmmaking took off as low-budget, low-risk films, including Reservoir Dogs and Slacker, proved to have huge revenue upside.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Emma Penrose Penrose is a Director of Photography with a focus on narrative and analog experimental filmmaking.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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There’s no doubt that reportedly cohabitating with the most in-demand silver screen icon since Leonardo DiCaprio has upped Kylie’s Letterboxd game.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
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As for their personal relationship, Cassini and Kelly were engaged following his divorce from fellow silver screen legend Gene Tierney in 1953.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
18 Jan. 2026
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Two television cameras looking down from an altitude of about 450 miles made initial pictures of earthly cloud patterns on the satellite’s second orbitable trip.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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After walking into her personal office to find Gordon redecorating the room with pictures of herself, Gomez sits down to review her assistant's to-do list for the day.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20screen. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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