small screen

noun

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The actor was a regular presence on the big and small screen, usually as supporting characters. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025 Still, there's something relaxing about having a small screen dedicated to today and today only. Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025 But the box office success still represented another win for the genre of video game adaptations, which in recent years has produced several hits on the big and small screen. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 Selena's life has also been captured on the big and small screen, as well as in documentaries shedding light on her murder. Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for small screen

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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 24 Apr. 2025.

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