broadcast 1 of 3

noun

Definition of broadcastnext
as in telecast

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broadcast

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verb

ˈbrȯd-ˌkast How to pronounce broadcast (audio)
1
as in to disseminate
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people broadcast the information only to people who needed to know

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2
as in to publish
to make known openly or publicly please don't broadcast this news, as it's not being publicly announced yet

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broadcast

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adjective

as in aired

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Recent Examples of broadcast
Noun
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared on a television news broadcast Thursday morning and praised the efforts of the FDNY. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Will Iger, the son of former Disney CEO and soon-to-be Los Angeles Lakers co-owner Bob Iger, is set to join the broadcast team for the Coachella Valley Lakers, the team announced Thursday. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
The Tonys has been broadcast on CBS for the past 48 years, with its first broadcast on the network in 1978. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026 In the old days of print journalism, before websites, social media, and even cable news required that reporters broadcast nonstop, Election Day was a blast. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Adjective
The broadcast episode of In Depth with Graham Bensinger debuts in syndication across the United States this weekend. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Feb. 2026 An impressive 86 Grammys will be handed out pre-broadcast. — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for broadcast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadcast
  1. telecast
  2. disseminate
  3. publish
  4. published
  5. newscast
  6. propagate
  7. announce
  8. publicized
Noun
  • Show veteran Robert Deaton returns as executive producer, Alan Carter is back as director, and Jon Macks is the telecast’s head writer.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
  • As with the Grammys, the majority of the Latin Grammys are handed out before the telecast during a Premiere ceremony.
    — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of telecast
Verb
  • Yet as influence continues to disseminate across different channels and actors, the question isn’t which brand-mega-influencer match-up will win the activewear influencer race, but how much weight these big names carry at this point in time.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Kotthaus answered that it was disseminated intravascular coagulation—a blood-clotting disorder.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of disseminate
Verb
  • The administration said the work could begin as soon as the approval and the Interior Department issued a final decision authorizing construction and the proper notification was published by the National Park Service.
    — MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • After alerting the companies to the problems, cybersecurity firm Claroty published research on vulnerabilities in multiple major refrigeration controllers, including those made by both the American manufacturer Copeland and by Danfoss.
    — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of publish
Adjective
  • In published updates, the company has attributed service restrictions and pricing changes to demand exceeding capacity, and outlined investments intended to reduce the backlog.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • That act alone — showing an unedited, pre-published draft to one of its subjects — would get the story immediately withdrawn at most publications of the size and majesty as the one in this play.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of published
Noun
  • The lively atmosphere featured R&B music, a dance floor with strobe lights and multiple TVs playing newscasts.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Bakkers’ crash led the network newscasts and the couple became the butt of jokes on late-night TV.
    — Tim Funk, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of newscast
Verb
  • Though the American steakhouse originated in New York City, Las Vegas helped propagate and elevate the genre into the ultimate form of aspirational dining.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • View this post on Instagram Because of the news of her divorce, the post trickled through the celebrity gossip outlets, and that coverage in turn propagated the post through Google search.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of propagate
Verb
  • On Thursday, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who led a radical overhaul of the department's Civil Rights Division, also announced her departure.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The company announced that limited production is scheduled to begin in 2027.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of announce
Adjective
  • These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling.
    — Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of publicized

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“Broadcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadcast. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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