as in TVs
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
she declared that she wouldn't have an idiot box in her home
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televisions
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Above the monitors on one wall hang six large-screen televisions, their edges touching one another.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025 -
Rocksalt has four boutique rooms, each different in design but all with original antique beds, flat screen televisions and wet rooms.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Idiot boxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiot%20boxes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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