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
Plus, World Soccer Ticket includes access to more than 100 streaming channels within the channel guide, with channels such as NBC Sports Now, Fox Sports, Real Madrid TV, Telemundo Al Dia, Today All Day and Sky News.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Yet this infectious look into the masterful brain of the single mom and former police department cleaning woman — who earned her job as an LAPD crime consultant — propelled the freshman series into one of broadcast TV's few bright spots.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Út then went on Bolsa TV — a U.S.-based Vietnamese-language media organization — and defended himself.
—Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
The film will be available to purchase or rent on several digital platforms, including Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Movies Anywhere, Prime Video and YouTube.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
How to watch Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars Venue: American Airlines Center — Dallas
Time: 8 p.m. ET, Wednesday
TV (U.S.): ESPN
TV (CAN): Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports
Stream: Fubo (try for free)
Watching in person?
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 21 May 2025
That same day, after seeing the prosecutor on TV, Thom fired off an email.
—Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Moretti last month attended a retrospective of his work at the Bari International Film & TV Festival in southern Italy.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterward.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Yet this infectious look into the masterful brain of the single mom and former police department cleaning woman — who earned her job as an LAPD crime consultant — propelled the freshman series into one of broadcast TV's few bright spots.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Út then went on Bolsa TV — a U.S.-based Vietnamese-language media organization — and defended himself.
—Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
The film will be available to purchase or rent on several digital platforms, including Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Movies Anywhere, Prime Video and YouTube.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
How to watch Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars Venue: American Airlines Center — Dallas
Time: 8 p.m. ET, Wednesday
TV (U.S.): ESPN
TV (CAN): Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports
Stream: Fubo (try for free)
Watching in person?
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 21 May 2025
That same day, after seeing the prosecutor on TV, Thom fired off an email.
—Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Moretti last month attended a retrospective of his work at the Bari International Film & TV Festival in southern Italy.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterward.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for TV
television
Noun
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So the advertising model may be dying, but late-night television is the opposite.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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State-run television said on Monday that the elections will take place over three separate days, with the first scheduled for December 28.—
Michael Sullivan,
NPR,
18 Aug. 2025
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“TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/TV. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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