Definition of televisionnext
as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound people who turn on the television the minute they walk in the door

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Recent Examples of television Prediction markets have permeated the worlds of sports, politics, and reality television shows. Elaine Chen, STAT, 16 July 2026 Game times, ticket information and television details will be announced at a later date. Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 16 July 2026 On television, Neill earned his first Golden Globe nomination for the lead role in Reilly, Ace of Spies in the 1980s. ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 Post–Die Hard, Atherton reprised his role for the sequel, and has worked steadily onstage, in voice-over, and in film and television, earning credits for The Pelican Brief (1993), Lost, Desperate Housewives, and the Ghostbusters video game. Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for television
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  • Doug Turnbull covers the traffic/transportation beat for WXIA-TV (11Alive).
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 12 July 2026
  • While Prime Video doesn’t list Backrooms’ runtime, the order pages for it on Apple TV and Fandango at Home note the film is 1 hour and 50 minutes, which is the length of the original Backrooms’ theatrical release.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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“Television.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/television. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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