Thesaurus results for TELLY

telly

noun

ˈte-lē

chiefly British

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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Recent Examples of telly For those of you who prefer to stay home, there is always a good book or a flick on the telly. —

Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026 Turn on your favourite telly: Saturday Night Live is streaming. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026 Take a look at what to expect from British telly in 2026. —

Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Dec. 2025 Fans will switch the telly on or get to a stadium to watch her. —

Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telly

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The complex’s owner said through an attorney that the property is under contract for sale, and that the buyer’s engineering firm was conducting soil testing at the site before the explosion, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
But escalating rights fees have conjoined with the sense that the streamers aren’t finished disrupting the space; since 2017-18, 16% of NFL spend has shifted from linear TV.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026