the small screen

noun

: television
a movie made for the small screen

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Now, thanks to Four Seasons Napa Valley, your White Lotus fantasies don’t have to stay on the small screen. Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 On the small screen, Joan stayed home in Chicago for a key supporting role on Shameless (2011–2015), and had a notable appearance in the series finale of The Office (2013) as Erin’s biological mother. Will Harris, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Here, journeyman actor Fiona Dourif — whose previous credits on the small screen have included Chucky, The Blacklist and The Purge — talks about playing a doc who turns heads for her bedside manner and the electronic bracelet around her ankle. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025 On the small screen, a few of the hottest shows of the moment are bringing back 2000s network television energy. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the small screen

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“The small screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20small%20screen. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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