1
as in disseminates
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 announces
to make known openly or publicly
please don't broadcast this news, as it's not being publicly announced yet
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Recent Examples of broadcasts
Christopher Harris, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The museum broadcasts the event live on its website.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Most planes already have technology that broadcasts their locations, called ADS-B Out, but are not equipped with collision-avoidance technology referred to as ADS-B In.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Hosmer will take the baton and work the entire week for the Royals broadcasts with Lefebvre.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
By selecting Pittsburgh, the NFL broadcasts a signal that the city is a premier destination capable of managing a global stage.
—Tim Derdenger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Privacy law may apply to, say, a stranger who broadcasts a toddler’s febrile seizure to a potential audience of millions, but the same child generally cannot claim a legal right to privacy from his mother or father.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
The other cost-slashing option that is seldom practiced is the simulcast in which the radio network broadcasts the TV announcers, a path the Dallas Stars have preferred for decades.
—Mac Engel
april 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
The television broadcasts internationalized Cortina's fame.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
For over-the-air broadcasts, for the second straight season, the Braves will partner with Gray Media to simulcast select games for free on local broadcast stations across Atlanta and the Southeast.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
And this is the Monday night following Thanksgiving weekend, so Panthers-Bucs is dinged by viewer fatigue after NFL broadcasts that Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday (plus college football’s Saturday rivalry slate).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The museum broadcasts the event live on its website.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Most planes already have technology that broadcasts their locations, called ADS-B Out, but are not equipped with collision-avoidance technology referred to as ADS-B In.
—Olivia Rinaldi, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Hosmer will take the baton and work the entire week for the Royals broadcasts with Lefebvre.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
By selecting Pittsburgh, the NFL broadcasts a signal that the city is a premier destination capable of managing a global stage.
—Tim Derdenger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
Privacy law may apply to, say, a stranger who broadcasts a toddler’s febrile seizure to a potential audience of millions, but the same child generally cannot claim a legal right to privacy from his mother or father.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
The other cost-slashing option that is seldom practiced is the simulcast in which the radio network broadcasts the TV announcers, a path the Dallas Stars have preferred for decades.
—Mac Engel
april 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
The television broadcasts internationalized Cortina's fame.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadcasts
Verb
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Irrespective of how the threat is made, the agency's Protective Intelligence division examines and disseminates general threat intelligence to the entire agency.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Much of that money has been routed through a nonprofit judicial advocacy group Leo founded — now called The 85 Fund — which both receives and disseminates Leo’s funding.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As might be expected from one of Latin America’s most idiosyncratic innovators, the film’s title announces more than its obvious relationship to its predecessor.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Cotton Bowl Athletic Association Names Marmion President, CEO The Cotton Bowl Athletic Association announces the selection of Dave Marmion as its next president and chief executive officer.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Unfortunately, the recording is oddly edited, with some songs partially cut, others full; newscasts cut, commercials cut sometimes … kind of random.—
Richard Wagoner,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
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That night, the late newscasts described the path the POWs would take from Hanoi to the Philippines and then home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Verb
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African blue basil propagates readily from 4-6 inch shoot tip cuttings.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gravitational radiation propagates outward away from the source that generates it, and propagates through spacetime.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Newsreel is a scrollable app that publishes stories on topics from politics to pop culture.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Rorra is also uncertified but publishes independent third-party lab results and meets NSF 177 testing requirements.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Sponsors—Colgate-Palmolive among them—demanded advertisements for their products not air on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The state’s political ethics watchdog is investigating the campaign of gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer and an influencer who boosted him online for potentially violating a state law on political advertisements.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The virus typically spreads through contact with bodily fluids from another person infected with the disease, and family members and health care workers are considered the most at risk.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Andes virus largely spreads to humans who breathe in viral particles found in rodents’ feces, urine, and saliva, and is the only hantavirus known to transmit between people.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Cuba’s constitution declares that the Communist Party, which is the only legal political organization, has regulatory jurisdiction over all radio, TV and print media.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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In this song, Chuyin declares his love for married women.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Broadcasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadcasts. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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