small screen

noun

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The dance drama was a small screen reboot of the popular Lionsgate film franchise. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025 He’s also done a lot of work on the big and small screen. Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025 Scott — along with co-stars Patricia Arquette, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, and Tramell Tillman — brought the austere, green office space from small screen to real life, all under the watchful eye of helmer Ben Stiller. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025 Alfonso Ribeiro has been an actor and television show host on America’s small screen for as long as anyone can remember, and he’s been playing golf for almost as long as he’s been acting. Andy Frye, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for small screen 

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of small screen was in 1944

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“Small screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20screen. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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