flat-screen

adjective

—used to describe a television, computer monitor, etc., that has a thin and flat screen
We bought a new flat-screen TV.

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Her large flat-screen living room television was missing, leading detectives at the time to surmise the killer may have known that footage from the victim’s surveillance cameras could be watched on that TV. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2026 Electronic Screens In many households, items like laptops and flat-screen TVs receive a lot of attention and require frequent cleaning to remove dust, fingerprints, and other marks. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 15 July 2026 Display your flat-screen in style with this popular BHG x Walmart Juliet Arch TV stand. — Erin Mayer, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026 Every 30 seconds, the observatory’s massive digital camera takes an image of the sky, about the size and detail displayed on 400 flat-screen TVs for full resolution. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for flat-screen

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“Flat-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat-screen. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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