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
The husband-wife duo of Dave Walker and Lois Hart anchored the first newscast with no fancy introduction, no mission statement, just an immediate recitation of the day’s headlines.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Audio can now be captioned in real-time for the hearing-impaired watching live newscasts.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Nexstar contends the deal would strengthen TV station economics, allowing stations to bolster their news gathering and expand the number of newscasts.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
On April 17, Tony Dokoupil ended his 15th week as anchor of the CBS Evening News — the same amount of time that the newscast’s previous anchors, John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois, had this season.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Audio can now be captioned in real-time for the hearing-impaired watching live newscasts.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Nexstar contends the deal would strengthen TV station economics, allowing stations to bolster their news gathering and expand the number of newscasts.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
On April 17, Tony Dokoupil ended his 15th week as anchor of the CBS Evening News — the same amount of time that the newscast’s previous anchors, John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois, had this season.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newscast
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In 2005, the Fox broadcast network offered technology that allowed a marketer to alter TV ads, changing voiceovers, scripts, graphic elements or other images – all performed by uploading different elements to digital files.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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And seeing as how Tirico anchors a broadcast in which the average 30-second commercial unit costs more than $1 million, NBC Sports’ jack of all trades should probably just host the network’s May 11 presentation from his home in Ann Arbor.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2026
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But rarely, if ever, is anyone given a diplomatic posting directly following such a spectacular failure, especially one that did so much damage to American interests around the world.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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Your 25-minute posting window, 25-minute commenting window, 10 daily DMs and weekly reflection add up to real growth.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 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
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The film exists partly as an advertisement for Firstman’s softer side.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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Doing so on interactive streaming services isn’t just a matter of marrying an ad with a specific show.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL schedule release.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Week 1 Other opening week highlights were announced before the full schedule release on Thursday night.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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But the decision to use one main telecast Emmy to represent only a portion of the genre’s programming is also a value judgment.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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Wetmore and Anna join the roster shortly after having been revealed this week as the winners of the male and female new artists of the year awards, among the handful of honors that the ACM traditionally rolls out prior to the telecast.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Newscast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newscast. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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