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 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

The format also moved into syndication between those two dates with over 300 half-hour episodes produced starting in 2008. —Peter White, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2025

Thanks to syndication and, after 1956, an annual airing on CBS, Hamilton’s Wicked Witch produced a long-lasting impression that painted witches as sinister scary figures dashing through the sky astride brooms. —Time, 21 Nov. 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