TV

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noun

Synonyms of TVnext

TV

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abbreviation

transvestite

Examples of TV in a Sentence

Noun We need a new TV. Do you want to watch some TV before bed?
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Noun
Magnolia Mayor Matthew Dantzer was arrested on charges of felony assault, KPRC-TV, ABC 13, and KBTX reported Tuesday, April 14, citing the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Rangers. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 Since its inception in 1981, Wednesday's Child has been a collaboration of the Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE), the Department of Children & Families and WBZ-TV/CBS Boston. CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026 But that’s just the start of Margo’s problems in Apple TV’s eight-part series based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026 The Nuggets’ alphabet soup TV playoff schedule is an ABCDEFU to fans. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026 Despite the revamp of the California Film & TV Tax Credit program last year, production hasn’t quite picked up to the levels stakeholders had hoped for. Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026 The two are scheduled to meet again tomorrow, state TV said in a report. Alexandra Bacallao, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026 Barbara Deer, a North Lawndale native, married her high school sweetheart, Dennis Deer, 51, who died in 2024 following a double lung transplant, FOX 32 and WGN-TV reported. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 The meeting will be livestreamed on the city’s government channel, called Fountain TV. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

television

First Known Use

Noun

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of TV was in 1945

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“TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TV. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

TV

noun
(ˈ)tē-ˈvē
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