as in TV
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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The Princess of Wales popped up on the TV broadcast with a special message
Kate Middleton popped up in an unexpected place on Friday: the telly!
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Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
On the day of the match, reporters flocked to Centre Court, while untold thousands of British women turned on the telly with their afternoon tea in the hope that the nation’s tennis sweetheart might reclaim the national championship title at long last.
—Sally H. Jacobs, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
Perhaps curling up in front of the telly to binge-watch or meeting someone special for a beverage of your choice.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 7 July 2023
Advertisement A lot of his days have looked like this, being pulled in whichever direction the telly needs him.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
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Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
On the day of the match, reporters flocked to Centre Court, while untold thousands of British women turned on the telly with their afternoon tea in the hope that the nation’s tennis sweetheart might reclaim the national championship title at long last.
—Sally H. Jacobs, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
Perhaps curling up in front of the telly to binge-watch or meeting someone special for a beverage of your choice.
—Ed Silverman Reprints, STAT, 7 July 2023
Advertisement A lot of his days have looked like this, being pulled in whichever direction the telly needs him.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
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“Telly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telly. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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