as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound people who turn on the television the minute they walk in the door

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Recent Examples of television Flair has not appeared on WWE television since her loss to Stratton. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors John Mulaney has made what has got to be one of the strangest challenges in the history of television. Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 The actress and television personality, 69, joined her The View co-host Joy Behar, 82, in her Off-Broadway play My First Ex-Husband for a special performance on Wednesday, April 30. Raven Brunner, People.com, 1 May 2025 Those questions should be reserved for television executives who decide who gets to appear onscreen and in what capacity. Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for television
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  • That same day, after seeing the prosecutor on TV, Thom fired off an email.
    Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Moretti last month attended a retrospective of his work at the Bari International Film & TV Festival in southern Italy.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Television.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/television. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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