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cw

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. clockwise.


CW 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. chemical warfare.

  2. chemical weapon.

  3. content warning.

  4. continuous wave.

  5. conventional wisdom.


CW British  

abbreviation

  1. radio continuous waves

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. an informal term for Morse code

    2. ( as modifier )

      his CW speed is 30 words per minute

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

abbreviation

  1. chemical weapons or chemical warfare

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Nexstar also operates the CW Network and NewsNation.

From MarketWatch

Sinclair has a market value of about $1.1 billion and is one of the country’s largest owners of local TV stations, with 178 stations affiliated with major broadcasters such as ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and the CW across over 80 markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

This TV season witnessed the debut and demise of Ava DuVernay‘s adaptation of “Naomi,” a Black teenage superhero from the DC universe, along with the cancellation of The CW’s “Charmed” remake, where Latinx women were The Charmed Ones.

From Salon

The comedy premiered in 2015 on the CW and is about a character so desperate to feel happy that she romanticizes a relationship she had as a teenager at summer camp.

From Los Angeles Times

But for the past 13 years, the duo’s CW program “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” in which other magicians attempt to fool Penn and Teller, has introduced them to a younger audience and inspired them to think of new tricks.

From Los Angeles Times