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telly

[tel-ee] / ˈtɛl i /


NOUN
small screen
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NOUN
television set
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Though it was an ensemble piece with an exceptionally strong cast, Braugher — who had eased into the genre as Telly Savalas’ sidekick in five “Kojack” TV movies — was inarguably its star.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2023

The team at LL+ L TV was honored to again receive the 2023 International Telly Awards In Children’s Television — a privilege they share with “Sesame Street.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Written and directed by Zoë Seaton for her Big Telly Theater Company, from Northern Ireland, this quick-witted frolic is adapted from Owen Booth’s short story of the same name.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023

Perhaps her last well-known movie was "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell," a farce by director Melvin Frank which also starred Phil Silvers, Peter Lawford and Telly Savalas.

From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2023

Joe said absently, "If international fracases would be won by newspapers and Telly reporters, the Sovs would have lost the Frigid Fracas as far back as when they still called it the Cold War."

From Frigid Fracas by Reynolds, Mack




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