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 This appearance adds another layer to the ongoing situation surrounding the former AEW World Champion, who has been absent from television since April. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Buying a car or a new television often involves significant research and hard decisions about cost versus value. Rita Numerof, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 LuckyChap executive produces under its first-look television deal with Amazon MGM Studios, reuniting with Park after the company, led by Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara and Margot Robbie, which produced her breakout hit My Old Ass. Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025 Cross, Hoge, Tim Federle, Bronwyn North-Reist, Meg Deloatch serve as executive producers, with the series being developed for television by Randi Barnes. Giana Levy, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for television
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  • But despite catching all of that on TV, a lot of the fun was happening in the audience and backstage, away from the cameras.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In the late 1980s while working as anchor for KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, Knapp rose to fame helping popularize the claims of UFO-lore stalwarts Bob Lazar and John Lear.
    Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Television.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/television. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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