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broadcasts 1 of 2

noun

plural of broadcast
as in telecasts

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broadcasts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of broadcast
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
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
That signal broadcasts through the air to the nearest cell tower, where it gets channeled through a complex network of cables. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026 The Televen broadcasts Diaz alleges that Camero, whose family controls Televen, directed the network to publicize the criminal allegations against him. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 Walking through a historic cathedral in zip-off cargo pants and a neon-yellow souvenir shirt broadcasts your status as an outsider. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026 The streaming company joined the league as its fifth national media partner under an agreement announced in September and was scheduled to carry 57 matches in both 2026 and 2027, including 25 exclusive Sunday night broadcasts each season. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The vessel had switched off its AIS transponder, a marine radio device that broadcasts a ship’s identity, speed, course and position. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Charter Communications’ Spectrum service broadcasts Lakers games on its SportsNet cable channel. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Last summer, Lake tried to demote Abramowitz to a job at a remote site in North Carolina, which broadcasts to Cuba. — Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 30 July 2026 The module then converts the message into a radio signal and broadcasts it to other nodes. — Lesya Lapina & Sergey Hyugge, The Dial, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadcasts
  1. newscasts
  2. disseminates
  3. announces
  4. advertisements
  5. propagates
  6. publishes
  7. announcements
  8. spreads
Noun
  • Amazon doesn’t have to worry about affiliates screaming if the show bleeds into their late local newscasts, nor FCC overlord Brendan Carr having a meltdown over an unbleeped John Mulaney bit.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For six weeks Lindsay Clancy’s trial gripped the nation, taking over newscasts, podcasts and social media chatter.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of newscasts
Verb
  • But the way social media disseminates words and images means that young people often share the same cultural icons and influences in ways unimaginable 50 years ago.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of disseminates
Verb
  • The inflation print comes before the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee announces its latest policy update on Thursday.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Tennis great Roger Federer announces his retirement from pro tennis at 41 with 20 grand slam wins and 103 ATP titles.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of announces
Noun
  • These advertisements stressed the importance of allowing Jews to immigrate to Palestine, a small country where there was hostility to such immigration.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In that announcement, investigators specifically said the criminal group delivered fraudulent advertisements through search engines including Google and Bing.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of advertisements
Verb
  • Through their business The Fig Hunter, founded in 2021, the couple propagates unique varieties like Shasta Cranberry and Amen’s Citron from cuttings taken in unlikely spots such as culverts and pavement cracks.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The policy semantics and how a mandate propagates once delegation turns multi-hop, machine-initiated and cross-organizational remain implementation problems.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of propagates
Verb
  • The audience becomes a training environment, available to provide instant feedback to anything a creator publishes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The consultant who publishes a sharp weekly perspective and responds to pushback in the comments has built a fundamentally different relationship with their market than the one who delivers two polished keynotes a year at industry conferences.
    — Nataliya Andreychuk, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of publishes
Noun
  • Mega-scale contract wins, which include announcements matching the scope of the recent $1 billion Phoenix semiconductor complex, should help boost the stock and cement Linde's market share dominance.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Its flurry of Project Jupiter announcements on September 8 included the promise to set up a public dashboard for community members to view data related to the data center’s air, noise, heat, light, and water.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcements
Verb
  • The disease, which spreads through bites and scratches from infected animals, is most commonly carried by bats, foxes, raccoons and skunks.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Rabies spreads through the saliva of an infected animal, usually through a bite.
    — Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of spreads

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“Broadcasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadcasts. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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