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
Its music video served as a visual roll call of national pride, featuring a constellation of Venezuelan icons such as baseball superstar Omar Vizquel, Hollywood actor Edgar Ramírez, kinetic art master Carlos Cruz-Diez, NBA player Greivis Vásquez, and television presenter Maite Delgado.
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Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
For example, anyone who has been watching the television show The Bear just might recognize that Chicago has some stomach-worthy sandwich ideas, too.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
In Hernández's complaint, reviewed by PEOPLE, her attorneys allege that the 2015 recording has been featured in multiple songs from the artist in addition to being used at concerts and in promotional material on social media, radio, and television.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
State television also read a statement about mortuary and morgue services being free — a signal that some likely charged high fees for the release of bodies amid the crackdown.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
For example, anyone who has been watching the television show The Bear just might recognize that Chicago has some stomach-worthy sandwich ideas, too.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
In Hernández's complaint, reviewed by PEOPLE, her attorneys allege that the 2015 recording has been featured in multiple songs from the artist in addition to being used at concerts and in promotional material on social media, radio, and television.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
State television also read a statement about mortuary and morgue services being free — a signal that some likely charged high fees for the release of bodies amid the crackdown.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for television
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The 50-year-old wargaming firm has become a giant, with its sci-fi/fantasy tabletop games and paint-your-own miniature figurines bolstered by successful video games, a growing universe of fiction, and an upcoming Amazon Prime TV series starring Henry Cavill, Dispatch noted.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Khamenei, in a statement carried by state TV, praised the tens of thousands who took part in pro-government demonstrations nationwide on Monday.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Television.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/television. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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