TV
noun
TV
1 American
[tee-vee, tee-]
/ ˈtiˈvi, ˌti- /
noun
TVs
plural
TV
2
American
abbreviation
TV
1
British
abbreviation
-
television
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transvestite
tv
2
British
abbreviation
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Lindsey auditions for and gets Aubrey’s TV part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Iran has "never had on its agenda any dangerous measures in cyberspace and does not support such moves", spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on state TV at the time.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Arman Asmara Syarifuddin, an East Java police official, told Kompas TV earlier in the day that some 28 people were still missing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Category: Guest actor in a drama series Résumé: 84 film and TV credits since 1975, including “Three Days of the Condor,” “The Jeffersons” and “White Men Can’t Jump”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Mrs. Sprague switched the TV to a local station, and a familiar face appeared on the screen.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
“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 also wouldn’t hate to do more tv.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
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
An impairment charge of $55 million to $65 million is anticipated for removing certain existing licensed and produced content from Roku-operated services on its tv streaming platform.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
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From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
The TVs played scenes from the Harry Potter films and helped suspend disbelief where magical creatures were involved, and the lighting system aided in spellcasting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Retail giant is paying $1.4 billion for Vibe.co, a company that enables advertising through connected TVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
It’s since made Vizio a store brand and integrated Vizio’s operating system into its existing store-brand TVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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
We have one of those old-school big-screen TVs in the den.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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