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telly

[tel-ee] / ˈtɛl i /


NOUN
small screen
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NOUN
television set
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"So many of them were really wacky and wonderful like Cliff Richard hovercrafting along a canal under Spaghetti Junction and Telly Savalas's promotional film of the city."

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

The announcers were hosted by Cosell and a variety of different guest host, among them Frank Gifford, Bruce Jenner, Telly Savalas, Billy Crystal, Cathy Lee Crosby, Lee Majors and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

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

No watching the Telly day in and out.

From Frigid Fracas by Reynolds, Mack




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