as in broadcaster
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program
newscasters were scrambling to put together an updated report after the unexpected turn of events
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This latest exchange on social media comes after a rare in-person spat when Van Orden interrupted a Spectrum TV reporter interviewing Pocan and Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Wied outside of the U.S. Capitol.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Dylan Sherman is a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Aug. 2025
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Brady also still serves as a FOX NFL broadcaster alongside veteran announcer Kevin Burkhardt.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Stiller, Dennis Dugan returns as tour championship commissioner Doug Thompson and sports news announcers Jack Beard (Jack Giarraputo) and Verne Lundquist (a real-life sportscaster) also reprise their roles.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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These elements can serve as the emotional anchor of any story. 5.—
Colin Dougan,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Rockets also have a veteran line that will be the anchor for the offense.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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While some Republicans, including U.S. President Donald Trump and commentator Megyn Kelly, have weighed in about the new American Eagle Outfitters advertising that features actress Sydney Sweeney, Beyoncé’s fan base chimed in on social media about her new ads for Levi’s.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Finally, a commentator named Mohammad Magadli, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, joined in.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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In Paul Greengrass’s film News of the World, for instance, Tom Hanks plays a traveling newsreader whose attempt to return a girl to her family doubles as a tour of a country whose divisions look like clear roots to some of our current national troubles.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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Clips of newsreaders announcing his terror charge played before the band came on, as well as pro-Palestine messages and videos of various U.K. politicians criticizing the decision to have the band play at the festival.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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“Newscaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newscaster. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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