TV
noun
TV
1 American
[tee-vee, tee-]
/ ˈtiˈvi, ˌti- /
noun
-
TVs
plural
TV
2
American
abbreviation
TV
1
British
abbreviation
-
television
-
transvestite
tv
2
British
abbreviation
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The league spent this season, its 30th, celebrating record highs in TV audiences and attendance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Of all the comedians in the castle, Joanne McNally was initially the least well known, says Caroline Frost, TV editor at Radio Times.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
This is why I hate having lights on when I watch TV or music playing during a conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
TV news versions of the electoral map have become a living tool for on-air analysts since debuting in 1976, when red represented Democrat and blue meant Republican.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
We’d get muffins or donuts and eat them in bed and watch as much TV as I wanted, and we could stay in our pajamas all day.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
“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
“I was watching. Worst I’ve ever seen ‘live’ on tv.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2025
Research from the Harvard Business School last year suggested that presidential or prime ministerial tv debates didn't play "any significant role in shaping voters' choice of candidate".
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 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
On a Sunday, normally there’s certain games, and they have big TVs in there, so you can watch the game while you’re having family time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The inmates allegedly paid rent for the accommodation complete with couches, large beds, TVs, fridges -- even dining tables.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Electronics retailer Best Buy said shoppers were buying up computers, TVs and AI-enabled glasses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Texans turning on their TVs this summer have seen Talarico talk about the importance of loving God and neighbor in a spot featuring his grandfather.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
I'm not talking about people stealing designer sneakers or seventy-inch high-def TVs, but priceless artifacts, thousands of years old.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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