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
Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Hulu, Netflix and Roku. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026 This collaboration has enabled the Yo Gabba Gabba universe to reach an entirely new generation of viewers through Apple TV. Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Jan. 2026 In an exclusive interview with WBZ-TV, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said the electric playoff atmosphere of Gillette Stadium last weekend reminded him of the old days when his team was winning Super Bowl titles. Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026 Koko Miller, 57, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, maintaining a dangerous dog and two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment in connection with the December 2023 attack that left 6-year-old Loyalty Scott dead, prosecutors said, per Oregon Live, KPTV and KGW-TV. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026 Jack Thorne’s Lord of the Flies adaptation and Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits will premiere at the Berlinale TV series sidebar. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026 Khamenei, in a statement carried by state TV, praised the tens of thousands who took part in pro-government demonstrations nationwide on Monday. Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026 Moon won three consecutive BMI Cable Awards at the BMI Film & TV Awards from 2002 to 2004 for his work on The Fairly OddParents (shared with Hartman and Ron Jones). Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2026 It was posted by FortWorth Texas TV on its Instagram account, which said the video was sent by an anonymous source. Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 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 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

TV

noun
(ˈ)tē-ˈvē
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