variants
also teles
as in tubes
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
my mum has had the same telly since I was but a lad
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Noun
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There’s a mascara that plumps and a mascara that tubes.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025 -
The accompanying image of Jîna lying unconscious in a hospital bed, with a swollen face, tubes coming out of her mouth, and dried blood on her ears, went viral.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is a children’s lounge with a pair of televisions, so the kids don’t have to choose between watching a movie and playing video games, but also an adult lounge, which has wine storage and a giant tank for Richard’s collection of fish.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some saw the alerts on televisions in the West Wing, others on social media, according to White House staffers who discussed the events on the condition of anonymity.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Tellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tellies. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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