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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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Electricity rates are rising, so are prices for coffee, beef, vegetables, televisions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025 -
What Bernell's will offer Adair said Bernell's will have four large televisions and a large screen over the stage, which people can watch from anywhere in the bar.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Tellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tellies. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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