on TV
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: broadcast by television : being shown by television
There's nothing (good) on TV tonight.
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In early February, his campaign was outspending hers on TV and digital ads by seventeen to one.
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Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
In their ideal world, Williams and Storrie would secretly be a couple just like on TV.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
He's remained prolific in both film and on TV over the past two decades, and was tapped to lead FBI in 2018 as Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Bridgeman said knowing Woods was the one to be waiting to shake the winner’s hand made things a little bit more nerve-racking because his youngest golf memory was watching him on TV.
—Bob Buttitta, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
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Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
In their ideal world, Williams and Storrie would secretly be a couple just like on TV.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
He's remained prolific in both film and on TV over the past two decades, and was tapped to lead FBI in 2018 as Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Bridgeman said knowing Woods was the one to be waiting to shake the winner’s hand made things a little bit more nerve-racking because his youngest golf memory was watching him on TV.
—Bob Buttitta, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
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“On TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20TV. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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