TV
noun
TV
1 American
[tee-vee, tee-]
/ ˈtiˈvi, ˌti- /
noun
TVs
plural
TV
2
American
abbreviation
TV
1
British
abbreviation
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television
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transvestite
tv
2
British
abbreviation
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Widdecombe "gave TV interview 20 minutes before she was killed", the i Paper writes.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The current landscape serves well-heeled superfans, Sullivan says, but doesn’t do much to attract new fans the way widely available broadcast TV telecasts did in his youth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It’s easy to imagine Netflix sourcing TV shows and films made from all over the world, with less reliance on California.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Fifty-nine per cent of the BBC network TV budget was spent outside London last year, although that is down by one percentage point on the year before.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
When we reach the living room, our little family crowds around the television, which is turned to live TV for once.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
“It’s better not to be on tv for us,” one defendant wrote in a group chat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Nicholas Brendon, the actor best known for playing Xander Harris on the late-90s cult classic tv show “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has died at age 54.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
Other tracks include tv off, dodger blue, peekaboo, and gnx.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2024
Her sorority wrote on Instagram that she loved “reading, binging netflix tv shows, and yoga.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
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From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
YouTube’s audience has shifted from smartphones to TVs, on which many U.S. consumers watch YouTube videos with their families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Last month Fox said it was paying around $25 billion to buy Roku, one of the biggest providers of streaming platforms for connected TVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Adjust your electronics and water heater: Turn off computers, TVs and lights when not in use to eliminate ambient heat.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Roku is the biggest streaming platform for smart TVs in the US, running on more than a quarter of internet-connected devices, according to research firm Park Associates.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
They even got a spot that sells TVs, Jamaican flags, leather jackets, and incense all in the same place.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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