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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as in aired
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as in telecast
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Recent Examples of broadcast
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Here’s one of many considerations for the broadcast moment of the year:
San Francisco gets righties Marcus Stroman and Will Warren on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
However, the audio feed quickly dropped out on the West Coast broadcast.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Of course, with a broadcast social network like X, everyone is both a patron and an owner of sorts.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Here’s one of many considerations for the broadcast moment of the year:
San Francisco gets righties Marcus Stroman and Will Warren on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
However, the word was edited during the West Coast broadcast and in other versions posted online, such as on YouTube, as New York Post reported.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
However, the audio feed quickly dropped out on the West Coast broadcast.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
Motion and formation changes broadcast and gather a huge amount of information, as Saleh referenced, depending on the side of the ball.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadcast
Verb
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The first is the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA), the country’s vast audiovisual archive, which has uploaded thousands of hours of content ranging from classic television to historic interviews, disseminated across some 50 thematic channels.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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He’s been highly regarded inside the organization for his ability to relate to players, effectively communicate expectations and disseminate analytical data in digestible ways.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The History of Emily Montague was published in 1769, but the Canadian Confederation—the alliance of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into an independent country separate from Great Britain—didn’t occur until 1867.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Latin Grammy Premiere, where the majority of the categories are awarded, will precede the telecast.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Recording Academy cycles categories in and out of the main event, and the last time the best comedy album winner was announced on the telecast was 2020, when Dave Chappelle won for the recording of his Sticks & Stones special.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cuttings from the original hedges were used to propagate new greenery, which was replanted immediately following the Olympic games.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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The former is a young plant company, which propagates seedlings and ships them off to be planted worldwide.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her death was announced by General Hospital's executive producer Frank Valentini on the show's Instagram page earlier this year.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Mercedes, which has won eight Constructors’ Championships and nine Drivers’ Championships, announced on Wednesday the team would stick with the pairing for the 2026 season.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Fowler evidently clipped them from published sources, mainly newspapers, an amazing feat in the pre-internet age.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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In a published obituary, his family said the boy had attended school at Success Academy in Sacramento and was enrolled at Tully C. Knoles School in Stockton when the deadly shooting occurred.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But on Tuesday, Senate Democrats were throwing hardballs at Attorney General Pam Bondi, and CNN and MSNBC were covering it live, and then the evening newscasts all ran stories.—
Tim Graham,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The former anchor was forced to leave her job earlier this year amid a broader rethinking of the evening newscast spearheaded by then-network president Wendy McMahon.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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It is spread through close contact with an infected person, such as through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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If that awareness spreads to other highly tariffed sectors, from furniture to heavy machinery, this administration may unintentionally succeed in unlocking widespread adoption of circularity that has eluded its backers for decades.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Broadcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadcast. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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