on TV
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: broadcast by television : being shown by television
There's nothing (good) on TV tonight.
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Duvall landed roles off-Broadway and on TV on Playhouse 90 and Naked City before Foote remembered him from Meisner’s production of The Midnight Caller and recommended Duvall, then 31, to play the simple-minded Boo in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Sullivan says the event was filmed and partially shown on TV.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
His campaign has spent $3 million airing ads on TV and streaming platforms touting Abbott’s support, according to AdImpact, which tracks political advertising.
—Benjamin Wermund, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Marceau, whose onstage alter-ego was Bip the Clown, made numerous appearances on TV and film screens until his death in 2007.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Sullivan says the event was filmed and partially shown on TV.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
His campaign has spent $3 million airing ads on TV and streaming platforms touting Abbott’s support, according to AdImpact, which tracks political advertising.
—Benjamin Wermund, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
Marceau, whose onstage alter-ego was Bip the Clown, made numerous appearances on TV and film screens until his death in 2007.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
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“On TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20TV. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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