telefilm
noun
tele·film
ˈte-li-ˌfilm 
dated
: a made-for-television movie : a feature-length film intended to be telecast
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His final credit was as a producing on the 2009 telefilm A Year with Freeway Rick Ross, about the notorious Los Angeles drug kingpin.
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
During production, the 1989 telefilm (co-starring Madigan’s longtime friend Holly Hunter) filmed under secret titles so as to avoid protesters — and worse.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
During production, the 1989 telefilm (co-starring Madigan’s longtime friend Holly Hunter) filmed under secret titles so as to avoid protesters — and worse.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for telefilm
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“Telefilm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telefilm. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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