television set
noun
: a piece of equipment with a screen that receives images and sounds sent by television
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The bit featured Bart launching in the air and falling in front of the family's television set.
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Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
With Phoenix hosting Portland in a Western Conference play-in game that will determine the Spurs’ first playoff opponent in seven years, Bryant has a non-negotiable appointment in front of his television set.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
When Caesar debuted on the small screen, television set owners were disproportionately wealthier and more educated.
—Mo Rocca, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Injured and back home in Norway for the birth of his son, Bakke watched Leeds lose their Premier League status on a television set in a maternity ward.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
With Phoenix hosting Portland in a Western Conference play-in game that will determine the Spurs’ first playoff opponent in seven years, Bryant has a non-negotiable appointment in front of his television set.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026
When Caesar debuted on the small screen, television set owners were disproportionately wealthier and more educated.
—Mo Rocca, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Injured and back home in Norway for the birth of his son, Bakke watched Leeds lose their Premier League status on a television set in a maternity ward.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Television set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/television%20set. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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