newscast

noun

news·cast | \ ˈnüz-ˌkast

How to pronounce newscast (audio)

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Definition of newscast

: a radio or television broadcast of news

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Recent Examples on the Web Social media users have been sharing a screenshot from a newscast announcing the Memphis Police Department will no longer be responding to various crimes, including car theft and property damage. — Adrienne Dunn, USA TODAY, "Fact check: Memphis police have not stopped responding to car theft, property damage," 1 May 2021 Channel 58 already airs a newscast from 7 to 8 a.m. on WMLW, which is on Channel 49 over the air and Channel 7 on Spectrum cable. — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee's WDJT-TV (Channel 58) is adding another hour of morning news on sister station WMLW," 15 Apr. 2021 The cold open was about a midday Minnesota newscast with two Black anchors (Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim) opposite a pair of White anchors (McKinnon and Alex Moffat), all discussing the Derek Chauvin trial. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bowen Yang steals ‘SNL’ playing the iceberg that sank the Titanic," 11 Apr. 2021 The cold open was about a midday Minnesota newscast with two Black anchors (Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim) opposite a pair of White anchors (McKinnon and Alex Moffat), all discussing the Derek Chauvin trial. — Washington Post, "Bowen Yang steals SNL playing the iceberg that sank the Titanic," 11 Apr. 2021 In the context of the Speed exhibition, its mock newscast is a reminder of what museums, too, leave out. — New York Times, "Breonna Taylor Show Points Art Museums to a Faster Track," 11 Apr. 2021 In the past, a major newscast wasn’t subject to obtaining a permit, nor was a production for a nonprofit, no matter the size of the crew or amount of equipment required. — Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, "Should Filmmakers Pay to Shoot on Public Lands?," 3 Apr. 2021 Carilla has been co-anchoring the 10 p.m. newscast on Fox 10 since 2019. — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, "Meet the Fox 10 Phoenix co-anchor who is joining John Hook and replacing Kari Lake," 7 Apr. 2021 Jessob Reisbeck, who had left Channel 6 for an anchor-reporter job in Washington, D.C., in 2018, returned to Milwaukee in November as co-anchor of Channel 58's evening newscast. — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Anchor-reporter Nicole Koglin, who said 'goodbye to television news' in 2020, is coming back to Milwaukee TV at CBS 58," 4 Mar. 2021

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“Newscast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newscast. Accessed 16 May. 2021.

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newscast

noun

English Language Learners Definition of newscast

chiefly US : a radio or television program that reports the news

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newscast

noun

news·cast | \ ˈnüz-ˌkast

, ˈnyüz- \

Kids Definition of newscast

: a radio or television broadcast of information on recent events

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