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
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The Parks and Recreation actress hosted several Golden Globes broadcasts with her friend and fellow Saturday Night Live star Tina Fey in the past.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Manzano, 27, was on assignment in New Orleans, covering Super Bowl LIX for Telemundo and Tico Sports, a multimedia production company that broadcasts Kansas City Chiefs games in Spanish.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
When state media broadcasts funerals for fighters killed in Syria or Yemen while Iran’s hospitals lack basic supplies, the disconnect between rhetoric and reality becomes glaring.
—Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Glastonbury’s official media partner, the BBC, broadcasts each set and came under fire for allowing a particularly controversial music act to continue live streaming.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
The following Monday, the trio launched The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show on YouTube to talk about the speed of the rug pull and their loving, if occasionally frosty, relationship with Hot 97 stalwart Funkmaster Flex, who broadcasts in their time slot for now.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Audio from live air traffic control broadcasts captures air traffic controllers calmly but urgently coordinating the jet’s return, discussing fuel being dumped as part of emergency procedures and clearing the aircraft back to Dulles while ground crews were placed on alert.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
Chapter 11 recently enabled Diamond Sports Group—which broadcasts MLB, NBA and NBA games—to emerge as a new entity, Main Street Sports Group.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Verb
Macy’s has renewed its deal with NBC, which broadcasts the event, for an undisclosed multiple of the previous rate.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The Parks and Recreation actress hosted several Golden Globes broadcasts with her friend and fellow Saturday Night Live star Tina Fey in the past.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
Manzano, 27, was on assignment in New Orleans, covering Super Bowl LIX for Telemundo and Tico Sports, a multimedia production company that broadcasts Kansas City Chiefs games in Spanish.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
When state media broadcasts funerals for fighters killed in Syria or Yemen while Iran’s hospitals lack basic supplies, the disconnect between rhetoric and reality becomes glaring.
—Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Glastonbury’s official media partner, the BBC, broadcasts each set and came under fire for allowing a particularly controversial music act to continue live streaming.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
The following Monday, the trio launched The Ebro Laura Rosenberg Show on YouTube to talk about the speed of the rug pull and their loving, if occasionally frosty, relationship with Hot 97 stalwart Funkmaster Flex, who broadcasts in their time slot for now.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Audio from live air traffic control broadcasts captures air traffic controllers calmly but urgently coordinating the jet’s return, discussing fuel being dumped as part of emergency procedures and clearing the aircraft back to Dulles while ground crews were placed on alert.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
Chapter 11 recently enabled Diamond Sports Group—which broadcasts MLB, NBA and NBA games—to emerge as a new entity, Main Street Sports Group.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadcasts
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The virus disseminates from a person’s vomit and stool, spraying into the air or landing on nearby surfaces.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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The spores can also be present in soil, which, if disturbed, disseminates the spores into the air.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta traditionally announces new Quest VR headsets during its annual Connect conference in the fall, but in 2025, the company skimped on VR hardware.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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Publishers Marketplace tracks and announces agents’ recent deals, which is a great way to see which categories an agent is currently selling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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All three of the major network evening newscasts are down in January compared to a year ago, but CBS is off the most at around 20%.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Eventually, women in other cities—many of whom had also been affected by drunk driving—saw those newscasts and read those articles.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Separate Offshoots The aloe plant propagates itself by growing offshoots, known as pups.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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The nature of the American political system propagates scads of lawyers and poseurs who blather on endlessly, promising everything and delivering little.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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And the hotel publishes its actual carbon footprint on its site.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Poets & Writers has a detailed directory of agents and the magazine often publishes profiles of agents as well as advice from them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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In November, Rolling Stone reported that Spotify had received $74,000 from the Department of Homeland Security to run their advertisements, while Google and YouTube were paid $3 million on Spanish-language advertising promoting self-deportation, according to Equis data.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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An industry source told Rolling Stone at the time that Spotify had received $74,000 from DHS to run its advertisements.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That's how informality spreads, and productivity dies.—
Ricardo Torres,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Measles symptoms can appear between seven and 21 days after exposure and may include high fever, cough, runny nose, red watery eyes, white spots inside the mouth and a red blotchy rash that typically starts on the face and spreads downward.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Italy declares state of emergency and allocates 100 million euros in initial funding, though total damage to Sicily could reach 2 billion euros.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Man declares adverse possession Burdge first stumbled upon the island in the summer of 2017 while exploring the Greenbelt and came across an odd arrangement of stone.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Broadcasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadcasts. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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