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cablecast

noun

Definition of cablecastnext
as in broadcast

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  1. broadcast
  2. telecast
  3. newscast
Noun
  • The venue is hardwired for 16+ cameras with a broadcast control room that also supports iPhone video capture.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Smith infamously walked up to Oscars host Chris Rock during the live broadcast of the 2022 event and slapped him across the face after Rock made an unscripted joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of broadcast
Noun
  • While there was no confirmation in the announcement that Swift would attend the ceremony at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles in person, her attendance would seem to be all but a given, offering the telecast some additional superstar firepower.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That benign neglect came through in Sunday’s mess of a telecast.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of telecast
Noun
  • Television news helicopter coverage has become one of the most important elements of any local newscast, with the high-flying helicopters roaring overhead a common fixture of breaking news scenes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of newscast
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“Cablecast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cablecast. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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