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 Broncos head coach and general manager are set to spend most of the first four weeks of April sequestered in front of a big screen in Denver’s team room, clickers in hand, watching tape of draft prospects.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Chamberlain, 24, who recently partnered with eBay — one of her favorite platforms to source secondhand pieces on — stopped by the Vogue Vinage Market on Saturday, March 28, and dished on her big screen debut.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Following the song, the stadium announcer requested fans not use racist, homophobic or xenophobic chants, with a similar message displayed on a big screen in the ground.
—Luke Bosher, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Owner Shad Khan and quarterback Trevor Lawrence were there via video on a big screen talking about the excitement of playing in Orlando.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Chamberlain, 24, who recently partnered with eBay — one of her favorite platforms to source secondhand pieces on — stopped by the Vogue Vinage Market on Saturday, March 28, and dished on her big screen debut.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Following the song, the stadium announcer requested fans not use racist, homophobic or xenophobic chants, with a similar message displayed on a big screen in the ground.
—Luke Bosher, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Owner Shad Khan and quarterback Trevor Lawrence were there via video on a big screen talking about the excitement of playing in Orlando.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big screen
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Her family stays on beside the ruins, and the film charts how occupation and its aftermath become the unremarkable background of her adolescence.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Where to Shop Atlantic Station With about 50 stores and restaurants, Atlantic Station is the perfect place to shop, dine, and catch a film or go bowling in the heart of Atlanta.—
Ellie Nan Storck,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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For many years, Libby Gelman-Waxner, then an assistant buyer in juniors’ activewear, moonlighted for Premiere magazine and Entertainment Weekly as the world’s most beloved and irresponsible movie critic.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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On the same day as the New York movie premiere, Hathaway was also named PEOPLE's World's Most Beautiful for 2026.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 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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Wheatley has always had a decent handle on atmosphere, and Normal definitely possesses more of a sense of location than other pictures of its ilk.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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In May 2025, CACC posted pictures to its social media pages showing lines of people turning in stray animals or surrendering their pets to city shelters.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20screen. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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