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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There’s no fuss, no food, no televisions, no reservations, and a staff required to master the classics before they're allowed to put an original on the menu.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 June 2026 -
The marble bathrooms are fitted with both deep soaking tubs and walk-in showers—two options for using the Guerlain bath products—plus heated flooring and flat-screen televisions embedded in the fog-free mirrors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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“Idiot boxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idiot%20boxes. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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