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
Additional television credits include Nobody Wants This, Goliath, Shrill, Black-ish, Fuller House, The Good Place, 2 Broke Girls, Dexter, and Grey’s Anatomy.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
All the women start telling Amanda how to act, or at least how to act on a television program.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Her first shot at the big leagues was the 1995 television movie Zoya.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Michelle Cole accepted the Career Achievement Award, which recognizes an individual whose career in costume design has left an indelible mark on film and television.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
All the women start telling Amanda how to act, or at least how to act on a television program.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Her first shot at the big leagues was the 1995 television movie Zoya.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Michelle Cole accepted the Career Achievement Award, which recognizes an individual whose career in costume design has left an indelible mark on film and television.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for television
TV
Noun
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Maggie Burkhead has been named senior vice president of TV development & production.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Officials are offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer, news outlets FOX5 in Atlanta and WSB-TV reported.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Television.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/television. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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