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
The complex’s owner said through an attorney that the property is under contract for sale, and that the buyer’s engineering firm was conducting soil testing at the site before the explosion, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
But escalating rights fees have conjoined with the sense that the streamers aren’t finished disrupting the space; since 2017-18, 16% of NFL spend has shifted from linear TV.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026
The September match will be shown on Apple TV.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Kevin Kay, the former president of Paramount Network, CMT, Spike TV and TV Land, has been named the league’s chief content officer.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
Cohen succeeds founding Keshet Studios President Peter Traugott, who departed at the start of the year to join Fifth Season as Head of TV.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Mister Rogers Neighborhood was filmed at WQED-TV in Pittsburgh with Rogers, who was a Pennsylvania native.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Schools were issued grants that would cover the cost of the CENTEGIX system, and WSB-TV reported that by August 2025, 90% of the schools in Georgia used Dooley's product.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Jake Johnson and Tatiana Maslany attend a screening of Apple TV's Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed at the ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas, on May 30.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
But escalating rights fees have conjoined with the sense that the streamers aren’t finished disrupting the space; since 2017-18, 16% of NFL spend has shifted from linear TV.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026
The September match will be shown on Apple TV.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Kevin Kay, the former president of Paramount Network, CMT, Spike TV and TV Land, has been named the league’s chief content officer.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
Cohen succeeds founding Keshet Studios President Peter Traugott, who departed at the start of the year to join Fifth Season as Head of TV.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Mister Rogers Neighborhood was filmed at WQED-TV in Pittsburgh with Rogers, who was a Pennsylvania native.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Schools were issued grants that would cover the cost of the CENTEGIX system, and WSB-TV reported that by August 2025, 90% of the schools in Georgia used Dooley's product.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Jake Johnson and Tatiana Maslany attend a screening of Apple TV's Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed at the ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas, on May 30.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for TV
television
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Hilton wants to restore California’s competitive edge as a place for productions by creating financial incentives for film productions, cover the initial and technical costs associated with the development of a film or television project and reserve funding for independent and mid-budget projects.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Phone, television, internet and home security services were disrupted.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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“TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/TV. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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