on TV
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: broadcast by television : being shown by television
There's nothing (good) on TV tonight.
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Entering its 43rd year in Los Angeles, the PaleyFest features screenings and conversations for some of the most popular shows on TV.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The movement has grown much larger than the core of activists shown on TV newscasts, especially since the killing of Renee Good on January 7.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Scott has previously been seen/heard on TV as the voice of Rhyme-a-saurus in 2021’s Trolls Holiday in Harmony Christmas special on NBC and as Zion in director Harmony Korine’s experimental 2023 action movie Aggro Dr1ft.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
Meyer and Bristol's romance was up and down (and partially chronicled on TV's Teen Mom).
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The movement has grown much larger than the core of activists shown on TV newscasts, especially since the killing of Renee Good on January 7.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Scott has previously been seen/heard on TV as the voice of Rhyme-a-saurus in 2021’s Trolls Holiday in Harmony Christmas special on NBC and as Zion in director Harmony Korine’s experimental 2023 action movie Aggro Dr1ft.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
Meyer and Bristol's romance was up and down (and partially chronicled on TV's Teen Mom).
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
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“On TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20TV. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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