variants
also teles
as in tubes
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
my mum has had the same telly since I was but a lad
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Noun
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But now European and American scientists are exploring whether the first human Martians could find refuge via dormant volcanos scattered across the Red Planet, inside lava tubes that criss-cross the Mars underground.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025 -
There’s the laughing loft and the wacky tubes.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is a children’s lounge with a pair of televisions, so the kids don’t have to choose between watching a movie and playing video games, but also an adult lounge, which has wine storage and a giant tank for Richard’s collection of fish.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some saw the alerts on televisions in the West Wing, others on social media, according to White House staffers who discussed the events on the condition of anonymity.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Tellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tellies. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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