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
Maggie Burkhead has been named senior vice president of TV development & production.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Officials are offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer, news outlets FOX5 in Atlanta and WSB-TV reported.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
The move comes one month before the WGA is due to sit down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to begin bargaining a new contract for Hollywood TV and film writers.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Renewal conversations with The Rookie lead studio Lionsgate TV have commenced, sources said.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
This lavish Italian miniseries may well have been an attempt to replicate the successful 1956 miniseries from RAI TV.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
During an interview with KDKA-TV, Mendenhall was asked whether the team gained something despite the loss.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
An author and former concertmaster of PBS TV’s Emmy Award-winning All-Star Orchestra, Kim presents masterclasses around the world.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Three days before Jessica Chastain’s limited series The Savant was set to premiere last September, Apple TV abruptly postponed the show in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Officials are offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer, news outlets FOX5 in Atlanta and WSB-TV reported.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
The move comes one month before the WGA is due to sit down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to begin bargaining a new contract for Hollywood TV and film writers.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Renewal conversations with The Rookie lead studio Lionsgate TV have commenced, sources said.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
This lavish Italian miniseries may well have been an attempt to replicate the successful 1956 miniseries from RAI TV.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
During an interview with KDKA-TV, Mendenhall was asked whether the team gained something despite the loss.
—Megan Shinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
An author and former concertmaster of PBS TV’s Emmy Award-winning All-Star Orchestra, Kim presents masterclasses around the world.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Three days before Jessica Chastain’s limited series The Savant was set to premiere last September, Apple TV abruptly postponed the show in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for TV
television
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The episode delves into the confidential medical procedure to collect DNA and evidence and gives one of the most detailed depictions of the process for television.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, Leventoff said the matter highlights the FCC’s influence in shaping what content viewers see on television.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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“TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/TV. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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