newscasters

plural of newscaster
as in broadcasters
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program newscasters were scrambling to put together an updated report after the unexpected turn of events

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Recent Examples of newscasters The group ventriloquized the voices of authority—parents, school principals, cops, military officers, judges, politicians, newscasters, Soviet apparatchiks—and turned them into expressions of mass insanity. Andrew Katzenstein, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026 World-famous newscasters didn't know who Jeffrey Epstein was. Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026 The first studies on parasocial relationships, in the Eighties, were about soap opera stars and newscasters, since that was who people used to feel familiar with on a daily basis. Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026 Most entertaining newscasters in the biz. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026 Cincinnati’s local television stations have had a wealth of memorable newscasters and hosts over the years, from pioneers in the industry to one of the most famous names on TV. Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2025 Trump perceives late-night comedians and network newscasters as his enemies; Carr has gone after both within his first year on the job. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newscasters
Noun
  • After holding steady last year while commercial broadcasters such as Canal+ and TF1 scaled back, the public broadcaster will reduce its investment in film by €5 million in 2026.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Once broadcasters enter the Pete Maher broadcast booth — named after the longtime, legendary Flames broadcaster — they’re treated to some of the best sight lines in the league for broadcasters.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Court reporters say the job can be performed only by a human being, who can intervene to ensure everyone is heard and who bears responsibility if a transcript is missing or incomplete.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Cunningham shared her thoughts on the White House's post while speaking to reporters on Friday.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Never mind that Canales doesn’t speak Spanish himself — the way that Telemundo announcers start talking faster as the action on the pitch intensifies is its own kind of language.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Bouncing between announcers in a booth and on the field limited the show’s momentum for what is arguably sports’ last great exhibition.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • The goal isn’t to slow down every part of the day but rather to build a few slow anchors that keep the rest from spinning out.
    Allison Palmer July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • Later, the co-anchors were joined by their spouses, Lindsay Czarniak and Mike Feldman, respectively, to take in the World Cup match in which Norway upset Brazil at MetLife Stadium.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • The viral allegations—originating from fringe French commentators and later amplified by conservative commentator Candace Owens, claiming Macron’s real name is Jean-Michel Trogneux, who is, in fact, Macron’s brother.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The newcomers will join Bill Whitaker, Leslie Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Norah O’Donnell, who are all returning as correspondents.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • But Red Star was also propaganda, which meant that its correspondents—including such towering literary figures as Andrei Platonov and Ilya Ehrenburg—were subject to stringent censorship, unable to denounce the Soviet war effort.
    Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

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