as in television
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
turn off the TV and go outside for a change
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Recent Examples of TV
Any disadvantage there may be in waiting a week or 10 days to get started on the portal is offset, probably outweighed, by the attention and excitement being built for BC basketball by their incoming coach’s presence on national TV, associated with a Final Four team.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
This 43-inch Samsung Q8F Smart TV feels like finally putting on prescription glasses for the first time.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
The series will launch on ABC TV and ABC iView in 2027.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Now, Bardem is getting a chance to sink his teeth into a similarly vicious freak and natural disaster in Apple TV’s upcoming miniseries adaptation of Cape Fear, playing the terrifying Max Cady.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Osage County Jail officials confirmed to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV on Tuesday that Morris had been released.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Was quitting school for TV a tough sell for Alcock’s mother?
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
The new season also includes Matthew Lillard and Lili Taylor, according to TV Guide.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
Anytime Victor Wembanyama plays on national TV is appointment viewing.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
This 43-inch Samsung Q8F Smart TV feels like finally putting on prescription glasses for the first time.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
The series will launch on ABC TV and ABC iView in 2027.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Now, Bardem is getting a chance to sink his teeth into a similarly vicious freak and natural disaster in Apple TV’s upcoming miniseries adaptation of Cape Fear, playing the terrifying Max Cady.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Osage County Jail officials confirmed to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV on Tuesday that Morris had been released.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Was quitting school for TV a tough sell for Alcock’s mother?
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
The new season also includes Matthew Lillard and Lili Taylor, according to TV Guide.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026
Anytime Victor Wembanyama plays on national TV is appointment viewing.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for TV
television
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Her portrayals – reflective of real people – will live on in television history for their honesty, wit and charm.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The famous television star, 51, worked with current co-host Kelly Ripa from 2017 to 2023, before her husband, Mark Consuelos, took over the job at ABC.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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“TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/TV. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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