as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
people who turn on the television the minute they walk in the door
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The kids had been sleeping downstairs in the living room while their mother anxiously watched weather reports on television on Friday.
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
As the violent mob stormed the building and Pence was evacuated to a secure location, prosecutors allege that Trump idly watched the scene play out on television and scrolled Twitter.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Menendez brothers were convicted of murder in the Nineties in a trial that captivated the country both for the lavish stakes of the Menendez family’s money and violent nature of the murders, while much of the trial played out on television.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
In announcing Beast Games, the series was touted as having the biggest single payout in the history of television and streaming, with 1,000 people competing for $5 million prize.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
As the violent mob stormed the building and Pence was evacuated to a secure location, prosecutors allege that Trump idly watched the scene play out on television and scrolled Twitter.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Menendez brothers were convicted of murder in the Nineties in a trial that captivated the country both for the lavish stakes of the Menendez family’s money and violent nature of the murders, while much of the trial played out on television.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
In announcing Beast Games, the series was touted as having the biggest single payout in the history of television and streaming, with 1,000 people competing for $5 million prize.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Television.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/television. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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