newscast

noun

news·​cast ˈnüz-ˌkast How to pronounce newscast (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: a radio or television broadcast of news
newscaster noun

Examples of newscast in a Sentence

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His work has been licensed for movies, music videos, advertisements and newscasts. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Last year, he had been tapped to bring the newscast to New York and relaunch the broadcast, but his return to the newsmagazine had been the plan, according to a source. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025 Harvey succeeds Guy Campanile, who left the newscast earlier this month to return to 60 Minutes. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025 Making use of both anchors in such fashion would put an authoritative person in the field and the studio, this person suggested, while giving the newscast the ability to deliver breaking news at the top of the broadcast. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newscast

Word History

Etymology

news + broadcast

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newscast was circa 1934

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“Newscast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newscast. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.

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newscast

noun
news·​cast -ˌkast How to pronounce newscast (audio)
: a radio or television broadcast of news
newscaster noun
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