television

noun

ˈte-lə-ˌvi-zhən How to pronounce television (audio)
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 That client is television executive Tracy Underwood, a former president at ABC Signature who transitioned into an exclusive producing gig at 20th Television, a production company owned by Disney Television Studios. — Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026 On the television side, adult drama projects leaned more heavily on distribution advances than presales. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 July 2026 This marks the first time the MLB draft is scheduled to be shown on network television. — Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 In July, two Romanian men were jailed over the stabbing of a journalist from a Persian-language television station, which the judge said was carried out on behalf of Iran's government. — ABC News, 9 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, 5 July 2026
  • During his first mandate, Pélisson helped steer Unifrance through a period of transformation following its 2021 merger with TV France International, which brought film and television under the same promotional umbrella.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 July 2026
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“Television.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/television. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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