telethon
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- noun
- /ˈtɛlɪˌθɒn/
- The launch party on Thursday is an already sold-out telethon called 'The People's Bailout.'
- telethon raises money
- telethon to raise money
- annual telethon
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Watch on YouTubeBut my characters online, he's doing an app based telethon to crowdfund his treatment.
- But my characters online, he's doing an app based telethon to crowdfund his treatment.
- You may remember that I spoke out in response to Charlize Theron, who decided to participate in a telethon raising money for drag Queens.
- This is a mash up the team's putting together of our empathy wine kind of telethon, infomercial, QVC session, some of the best notes, best highlights.
Examples
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The U-62 telethon is on the air!
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According to OccupyWallSt.org, the telethon raised enough money to abolish $5 million worth of debt.
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And that is why we are having a telethon.
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Could you come to our celebrity telethon this weekend?
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The event is a new take on the classic telethon, intended to raise money for the Rolling Jubilee.
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One time, I got invited to a telethon for autism and I was like, awesome, I'll go, I'll work the phones.
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People donated more than a quarter million dollars, aided by a telethon featuring left-leaning celebrities like Janeane Garofalo and Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo.
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The charity raised over $10 million during the live telethon last night, featuring popular music performances.
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She participated in a 24-hour telethon to support cancer research, encouraging viewers to donate via phone calls.
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During the annual charity telethon, celebrities come together to entertain and ask for donations to help those in need.
Synonyms
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2.7
An event to raise money for a group or cause
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An event held to raise money for a charity, often a performance
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2.1
An organized event, like a concert, to raise money or attention for people in need
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An organized activity to collect money for a charity or cause
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A planned event to collect money for a cause
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An event where people talk for a long time to raise money or get attention
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
telethon = television + marathon (semi-transparent) = television + marathon
The word is a blend of 'television' and 'marathon', and the idea of a long broadcast event is fairly inferable, but the charity-specific sense is still somewhat specialized.
Etymology
The word telethon is a mix of television and marathon. The tele- part means 'far' and marathon means 'long race'. So a telethon is like a TV 'marathon', a very long show that raises money for charity.