as in television
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
turn off the TV and go outside for a change
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Recent Examples of TV
But despite catching all of that on TV, a lot of the fun was happening in the audience and backstage, away from the cameras.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
In the late 1980s while working as anchor for KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, Knapp rose to fame helping popularize the claims of UFO-lore stalwarts Bob Lazar and John Lear.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
How Did the Murdoch Family Inspire the TV Series 'Succession'?
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The total includes viewing via the YouTube app YouTube TV, the main telecast and alternate feeds featuring YouTube creators.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The driver of the bus has been taken into custody, Civil Protection General Coordinator Adrián Hernández said on Milenio TV.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
In a year when one of late-night’s most iconic franchises – The Late Show – was canceled, leading to a lot of questions about the sector’s future, TV Academy members certainly gave it a vote of confidence.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
And increased audiences would mean higher ad rates, which would help pay for the show (the TV Academy gets about $8 million a year for its license fee, split among the four networks).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
In July, Ashley Brown Elliott sued Circle City Broadcasting, WISH-TV's parent company, to break a clause in her employment contract that prohibited her from finding another job in the Indianapolis news market for a year after leaving the station.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 5 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
In the late 1980s while working as anchor for KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, Knapp rose to fame helping popularize the claims of UFO-lore stalwarts Bob Lazar and John Lear.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
How Did the Murdoch Family Inspire the TV Series 'Succession'?
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The total includes viewing via the YouTube app YouTube TV, the main telecast and alternate feeds featuring YouTube creators.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The driver of the bus has been taken into custody, Civil Protection General Coordinator Adrián Hernández said on Milenio TV.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
In a year when one of late-night’s most iconic franchises – The Late Show – was canceled, leading to a lot of questions about the sector’s future, TV Academy members certainly gave it a vote of confidence.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
And increased audiences would mean higher ad rates, which would help pay for the show (the TV Academy gets about $8 million a year for its license fee, split among the four networks).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
In July, Ashley Brown Elliott sued Circle City Broadcasting, WISH-TV's parent company, to break a clause in her employment contract that prohibited her from finding another job in the Indianapolis news market for a year after leaving the station.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for TV
television
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Hart worked in both television and on Broadway, with her stage credits including the revivals of The Heiress (1976) and Design for Living (1984), as well as the premiere production of Tom Stoppard's 1977 play Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.—
Vandana Pawa,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Journalists and television crews from around the world descended on the town of Morwell when the trial began in April, with millions of Australians following proceedings live through one of several popular daily podcasts.—
Alasdair Pal,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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“TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/TV. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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