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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The clerk explained that although Wi-Fi could be accessed from anywhere on the property, there were no televisions, telephones, radios, or clocks in the guest rooms in the manor.—
Tykesha Burton,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Dec. 2024 -
Over time, the silly series portrayed a bold plot of the toilet heads going to war against figures with cameras and televisions for heads.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Idiot boxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiot%20boxes. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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