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also teles
as in TVs
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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televisions
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The lawsuit alleges Samsung used the image as part of a broad retail packaging campaign tied to televisions sold nationwide.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
16 May 2026 -
Guests first move through a dim corridor lined with towering stacks of CRT televisions flickering with grainy studio footage, ambient static and fragmented vocals.—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
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“Tellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tellies. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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