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
First on the stand on Thursday was Mark Porter, who works as a forensic video analyst with the Tarrant County district attorney’s office, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026 As of August 2025, 90% of Georgia public schools use Dooley's product, according to reporting from WSB-TV. Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 June 2026 He's maintained that video of the incident, which was shared with KDKA-TV, showed the referee touched Bucci first. Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 June 2026 Deli Boys costars Saagar Shaikh and Poorna Jagannathan are fashion forward at IndieWire TV Honors 2026 on June 4 in Los Angeles. People Staff, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026 Javier Bardem, Patrick Wilson, and Amy Adams lead Apple TV's new series adaptation of Cape Fear. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 Hosted by Tituss Burgess and Laura Benanti, that earlier ceremony airs on the free network Pluto TV. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 June 2026 Laurie also stars in the likes of Apple TV’s Tehran and recently joined Amy Poehler in Peacock’s Dig. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 June 2026 The foundation has been working to raise additional funds after the demise of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which previously provided funding for the dues, and a subsequent vote by the Arkansas TV Commission to disaffiliate from PBS. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 3 June 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 10 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

TV

noun
(ˈ)tē-ˈvē
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