big screen

noun

Definition of big screennext
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 More than 200 people watched the race on a big screen in a theater near where Antonelli grew up, while friends and fans gathered to cheer him on at a watch party organized at a local pub in San Marino, where the Italian currently resides. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Sometimes the Explorer Lounge is converted into a movie theater - always fun watching a film on a big screen. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026 The deluxe version, the Paper Pro ($629), has a big screen and can be expanded with a keyboard. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026 Speakers extolled the project’s potential effects as renderings of the development and soccer-related video footage played on a big screen behind the stage. — Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big screen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big screen
  1. film
  2. movie
  3. filmmaking
  4. silver screen
  5. pictures
Noun
  • Leibovit said Pal used the replacement concept, which is a stop-motion technique seen today in the works of Tim Burton, Guillermo del Toro and the films of LAIKA Studios.
    — Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • There are also live actors and plenty of tunes from the film that help bring the story to life.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of film
Noun
  • Back then, in the back of the magazine, THR ran lists of movies going into production, including location shoots.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, the movie takes place two years after the previous installment as Godzilla regenerates and resurfaces to combat a new monster that’s tormenting postwar Japan.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of movie
Noun
  • Some cinematographers are making peace with the notion that traditional filmmaking will become a specialized niche product, akin to artisanal pottery or handmade furniture, rather than the norm for everyday entertainment.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout the 1960s and early ’70s, Brass mainly focused on avant-garde filmmaking, with his credits including two experimental shorts commissioned by Umberto Eco entitled Tempo Libero and Tempo Lavorativo.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of filmmaking
Noun
  • Ahead, learn what Skerritt shared about his family as the world joins them in mourning the versatile star who lit up the small and silver screen.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 Oct. 2026
  • And there’s no better place than in the reflection of a light off a silver screen.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of silver screen
Noun
  • Kneeland said the photographs have become popular backdrops for customers taking pictures.
    — J.M. Banks November 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Rising stars from The Body stuck together, even snapping pictures in front of their nearby billboard.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of pictures

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“Big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20screen. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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