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 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

McClatchy is compensated as a part of our syndication partnership with TMX. —Miami Herald, 17 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