newscast

noun

Definition of newscastnext
as in broadcast
chiefly US a radio or television program that reports the news the nightly TV newscast

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Recent Examples of newscast 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 But then the second plane hit while the news was still on air, and the five-minute newscast grew longer, and longer. — Claire Messud, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026 Brogan, an Elder High School and University of Dayton graduate, started his career at Fox 19 (WXIX-TV) before joining WCPO as a newscast producer in 2000. — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 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 See All Example Sentences for newscast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newscast
  1. broadcast
  2. posting
  3. advertisement
  4. ad
  5. release
  6. telecast
Noun
  • With Fox still on the sidelines—as baseball was scouting for new broadcast partners, the upstart’s shoot-the-moon NFL bid was still months in the making—MLB had to bite down hard on the rights bullet.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The Democratic Socialists of America sparked furious outrage after tapping controversial Twitch star Hasan Piker to anchor their election night broadcast.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of broadcast
Noun
  • Take a minute to think about how you were contacted and what you're being asked to do to proceed, Garber suggests, and cross-check job postings against the company's official careers page.
    — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • And on Tuesday, after months of sign-posting, petition drives, and unprecedentedly raucous village hall meetings, Nicely and his allies won.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of posting
Noun
  • Stevens and el Sayed’s dispute largely centered on an advertisement that Jewish leaders have condemned as antisemitic.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Those plans unraveled after a dispute over Israel and an outside group’s campaign advertisement escalated into a public exchange of criticism between the rivals.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of advertisement
Noun
  • Colom ended his campaign with an ad set at the Jackson home of Medgar Evers, the civil rights leader who was gunned down in 1963 in his own driveway, dying in front of his wife and children.
    — BILL BARROW, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Meta makes nearly all of its money selling ads, and an assistant built by an ad company will tend to find that the answer involves more advertising.
    — Eric Groves, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of ad
Noun
  • Other applications include government operations and defense missions worldwide, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Those concerts have now been reissued in full, too, both alongside many other complete shows in the box and as standalone releases.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of release
Noun
  • Show veteran Robert Deaton returns as executive producer, Alan Carter is back as director, and Jon Macks is the telecast’s head writer.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
  • As with the Grammys, the majority of the Latin Grammys are handed out before the telecast during a Premiere ceremony.
    — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of telecast

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