as in television
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
turn off the TV and go outside for a change
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Recent Examples of TV
The Baltimore Sun management and editorial board members discussed how the newspaper works to provide differing yet independent perspectives in both their editorials and reporting during a town hall broadcast Monday evening on Fox 45 (WBFF-TV).
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Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
On April 16, the TV Academy in North Hollywood was packed to the gills for a screening of the season two finale — which looked particularly stunning on a big screen — followed by an impressive Q&A and reception with Thornton, Larter, Elliott, Moore, Randolph, Lofland and Chávez.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
The Morning Show costars Mark Duplass and Karen Pittman are all smiles at Think Apple TV press preview night on April 23 in Los Angeles.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
About 30 minutes later, rescuers found Andrade at the bottom of the lake, KABC-TV reported.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Winners of this year’s third annual Gotham TV Awards will be revealed June 1 in a ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
All of that is gone with Sling TV.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
This panel will be moderated by Variety TV critic Alison Herman.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Bryant entered the Costco with a drum magazine in one of his pockets and was confronted by Corrigan to prevent him from entering the store with a gun, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by WKYC-TV.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
On April 16, the TV Academy in North Hollywood was packed to the gills for a screening of the season two finale — which looked particularly stunning on a big screen — followed by an impressive Q&A and reception with Thornton, Larter, Elliott, Moore, Randolph, Lofland and Chávez.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
The Morning Show costars Mark Duplass and Karen Pittman are all smiles at Think Apple TV press preview night on April 23 in Los Angeles.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
About 30 minutes later, rescuers found Andrade at the bottom of the lake, KABC-TV reported.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Winners of this year’s third annual Gotham TV Awards will be revealed June 1 in a ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
All of that is gone with Sling TV.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2026
This panel will be moderated by Variety TV critic Alison Herman.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Bryant entered the Costco with a drum magazine in one of his pockets and was confronted by Corrigan to prevent him from entering the store with a gun, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by WKYC-TV.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for TV
television
Noun
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Nataliia was watching a romance film on television.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Most people live lives whose day-to-day features aren’t exactly gripping viewing and whose trajectories are difficult to squeeze into the structures and strictures of serialized television.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
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“TV.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/TV. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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