the silver screen

noun

old-fashioned
1
: a screen in a movie theater
one of the greatest films ever to hit the silver screen
2
: movies in general
stars of the silver screen

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Bad Bunny will be back on the silver screen this summer. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Val Kilmer, who starred in a string of high-profile films such as Batman Forever and The Doors before receding from the silver screen amid health issues, died on Tuesday at the age of 65. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025 Psalm isn't the first Kardashian kid to appear on the silver screen. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Players spring into action Sunnyvale Community Players have lined up their spring season, featuring Shakespeare and a musical tribute to the silver screen. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the silver screen

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“The silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20silver%20screen. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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