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an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
my mum has had the same telly since I was but a lad
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Long rumored to be a frontrunner for one of the biggest jobs in British telly, the soon-to-be-former Sky content boss will take the reins of a behemoth that makes the likes of Planet Earth, Dragons’ Den, EastEnders and, yes that name one more time, Strictly.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 July 2024
Feras hasn't just changed the game through his innovative gameplay, he's made his culture proud and represented many people at home who rarely see themselves on the telly.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2024
Her days unfold to the teakettle’s whistle in the morning and the telly’s lineup of old movies in the afternoon.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Morgan treats the Windsors primarily as media figures—the people watch the Queen on the telly while the Queen watches them back.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 July 2024
Feras hasn't just changed the game through his innovative gameplay, he's made his culture proud and represented many people at home who rarely see themselves on the telly.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2024
Her days unfold to the teakettle’s whistle in the morning and the telly’s lineup of old movies in the afternoon.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2024
Morgan treats the Windsors primarily as media figures—the people watch the Queen on the telly while the Queen watches them back.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Telly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telly. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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