small screen

noun

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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors There's no way Marvel Studios will ever be able to adapt all of their stories to the big or small screen. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025 Trachtenberg has a long list of genre-spanning credits on the big and small screen. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025 Bassett has long been a veteran of the big and small screen, having had her breakthrough as Tina Turner in 1993’s What’s Love Got to Do with It. Raven Brunner, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025 The dance drama was a small screen reboot of the popular Lionsgate film franchise. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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