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as in disseminating
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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as in publishing
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 distribution
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Recent Examples of broadcasting
Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Productions cost money, and public broadcasting funding has been scarcer as of late.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled that, due to spectrum scarcity – the idea that the airwaves are a limited public resource and therefore not every American can operate a broadcast station – the FCC’s power over broadcasting must be expansive.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
The revered text, which follows a devastating family feud and explores profound philosophical and spiritual ideas, has had numerous film and TV adaptations, including an immensely popular one on Indian state broadcasting channel Doordarshan and one by Peter Brook, which was recently restored.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
This might be the best theme music in all of sports broadcasting.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Ross has become synonymous with public broadcasting — some activists have even invoked him in their calls for restoring federal funding to it.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
As a result, the Dodgers have become the leading franchise in Major League Baseball and they’re set to see their broadcasting revenue reach half a billion dollars in the near future.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Oshie got a taste of ESPN broadcasting during the playoffs last season.
—Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
How to watch on local TV CBS is broadcasting the game in California; in the Bay Area, tune in to KPIX-TV (channel 5) with an antenna or a cable TV provider.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Four of the Patrollers whipped out their cellphones to photograph each passing vehicle, while Chiland managed the Peace Patrol’s Instagram account—a vital tool for broadcasting information and communicating with the public.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
The Taiwanese cutter sailed parallel to their path about 29 nautical miles (33 miles) south of Pratas Island, repeatedly broadcasting warnings to leave the area, according to the statement.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
By contrast, broadcasting over the airwaves has always been a special case.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2023-24, all bar the traditional ‘Big Six’ sides relied on broadcasting income for over half of their total annual revenue.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The helicopter that collided with the passenger plane was not broadcasting ADS-B tracking data due to a rule that allowed the Army to fly with the system turned off.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Ed Williams, the onetime broadcasting teacher who portrayed Ted Olson, the earnest lab scientist with a pocket protector and a kinky side, on the Police Squad!
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Productions cost money, and public broadcasting funding has been scarcer as of late.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled that, due to spectrum scarcity – the idea that the airwaves are a limited public resource and therefore not every American can operate a broadcast station – the FCC’s power over broadcasting must be expansive.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
The revered text, which follows a devastating family feud and explores profound philosophical and spiritual ideas, has had numerous film and TV adaptations, including an immensely popular one on Indian state broadcasting channel Doordarshan and one by Peter Brook, which was recently restored.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
This might be the best theme music in all of sports broadcasting.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Ross has become synonymous with public broadcasting — some activists have even invoked him in their calls for restoring federal funding to it.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
As a result, the Dodgers have become the leading franchise in Major League Baseball and they’re set to see their broadcasting revenue reach half a billion dollars in the near future.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
But the film's authenticity is also underscored by the background sounds of televisions and radios broadcasting information about the Vietnam War, juxtaposing the beauty of everyday life against the political landscape of the time.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
Oshie got a taste of ESPN broadcasting during the playoffs last season.
—Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
How to watch on local TV CBS is broadcasting the game in California; in the Bay Area, tune in to KPIX-TV (channel 5) with an antenna or a cable TV provider.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Four of the Patrollers whipped out their cellphones to photograph each passing vehicle, while Chiland managed the Peace Patrol’s Instagram account—a vital tool for broadcasting information and communicating with the public.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
The Taiwanese cutter sailed parallel to their path about 29 nautical miles (33 miles) south of Pratas Island, repeatedly broadcasting warnings to leave the area, according to the statement.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
By contrast, broadcasting over the airwaves has always been a special case.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
In 2023-24, all bar the traditional ‘Big Six’ sides relied on broadcasting income for over half of their total annual revenue.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The helicopter that collided with the passenger plane was not broadcasting ADS-B tracking data due to a rule that allowed the Army to fly with the system turned off.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadcasting
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Cultural and institutional barriers to disseminating them have decreased.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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To remember how these three women—and other journalists like them—got down to the business of reporting on what was happening, disseminating information to the masses and becoming a part of history, though none of them knew it at the time.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek said that the number of creators publishing videos on Spotify had grown by more than 50% year-on-year.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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With its activities spanning production, distribution and publishing, under the banners of Capricci Production, Capricci Films, the Sofilm magazine brand and Capricci Éditions, the Capricci Group is a respected player in France’s arthouse and indie cinema film scene.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Large buyers of electricity typically pay lower rates because the distribution infrastructure is less complex; power needs to be piped to one location rather than hundreds or thousands of homes, said Johnson.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The idea of waves propagating through a barrier has been around for a long time, since before the existence of quantum mechanics.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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Such a blatant falsehood making it to the press conference betrays the fact that there is no limit to how false something has to be in order for this administration to resist propagating it.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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And management has responded — though not in the way shareholders expected — announcing a merger with coffee and tea company JDE Peet’s, followed by a separation of the beverage and coffee assets, now including both Keurig and Peet’s in the coffee business.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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The newest batch of openings follows Ernie Herrman, CEO of TJX Companies, announcing in May 2024 a goal of opening at least 1,300 additional locations globally across the TJX portfolio of stores.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Among his many contributions through the years, Aronson started the theatrical division for Rentrak (now Comscore), synthesizing and streamlining the collection and dissemination of box office data, including real-time grosses, that the entire industry has come to rely on.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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However, the federal shutdown forced the bureau to furlough employees as well as pause data collection and dissemination.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As portfolio manager on the iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF (GGOV), Becker is making the case for spreading allocations out to governments around the globe.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even Swift’s mom, Andrea, got her close-up, bracelet stack and all, while spreading the friendship at Hard Rock Stadium.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Also cited is the economic climate, as linear networks have been trimming staffs amid advertising shifts to other platforms.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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The public is invited to pray and support the families of AES, organizers said on a flyer advertising the event.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
12 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Broadcasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadcasting. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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