Definitions

cable television

NOUN

television system transmitted over cable to subscribers

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cable cable system

WEAK

cable TV cablevision community antenna television pay television subscription television

Example Sentences

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That’s a problem only if vehicle ownership turns out to be like cable television subscriptions, where a departure by the young was an early warning sign.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“Emeril Live” turned Food Network into one of the fastest-growing cable television networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

CNN would thus wind up part of a highly-indebted public company with weak growth prospects and still on cable television, which has been losing millions of subscribers in the United States each year.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Discovery — valuing its bid at $108.4 billion — for the entirety of the company, including its cable television division.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

I’ve been watching cable television and eating jello.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky