syndication

noun

syn·​di·​ca·​tion ˌsin-də-ˈkā-shən 

1

: an act or instance of forming a syndicate or bringing something under the control of a syndicate

real estate syndication

2

a

: the act of selling something (such as a newspaper column or television series) for publication or broadcast to multiple newspapers, periodicals, websites, stations, etc.

the syndication of news articles and video footage

b

: the state of being syndicated to multiple newspapers, periodicals, websites, stations, etc.

a popular TV show that has made millions in syndication

Examples of syndication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The show is a new take on the Star Search format, which debuted in 1983 in broadcast syndication. —Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026

That leaves $34 billion for syndication. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025

The program went into national syndication a few years later, and aired on WLS-AM for more than 22 years before the station dropped the program in 2015. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

The company said there is a one-time activation for automatic syndication. —Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing syndication

• in syndication

Rhymes for syndication

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation