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big screen

NOUN
cinema
Synonyms
STRONGEST
film movie house movie theater
STRONG
bijou drive-in flicks pictures playhouse show
WEAK
cine motion pictures moving pictures nabes photoplay picture show silver screen
NOUN
silver screen
Synonyms
WEAK
Hollywood cinema filmdom films motion pictures motion-picture screen moviedom

Example Sentences

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Similar clips of costumed moviegoers transforming theaters into discothèques spread across Instagram and TikTok as Jackson fans turned out in force to see parts of the star’s life re-enacted on the big screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

This isn’t the first time Stewart has received the big screen treatment.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

Although that project was scrapped, Variety magazine said the second season of The Studio will allude to the attempts to bring Madonna's story to the big screen.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Labubu will also soon come alive on the big screen, with Pop Mart announcing a collaboration with Sony Pictures this month.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The best part was the surprise he had hidden on the front porch, a brand- new television set with a big screen.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals