as in broadcasts
chiefly US
a radio or television program that reports the news
the nightly TV newscast
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Recent Examples of newscasts
Anchors from both our news organizations stood side by side across local and national newscasts, amplifying stories of resilience and offering viewers a direct way to support their neighbors.
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ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The Curse builds a complex internal mythology using clips from fake reality TV series and faux newscasts, steadily undermining the viewer's sense of reality by combining sinister figures from Japanese folklore with an overwhelming sense of impending doom.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Broadcast networks don’t have special coverage planned but will provide updates on regular newscasts and on streaming platforms.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
But on Tuesday, Senate Democrats were throwing hardballs at Attorney General Pam Bondi, and CNN and MSNBC were covering it live, and then the evening newscasts all ran stories.
—Tim Graham, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
In 1959, Congress amended the act to exempt bona fide newscasts, news interviews, documentaries, and on-the-spot coverage of a news event.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Many of the nation’s leading newscasts and daytime cable news shows feature wall-to-wall ads for drugs to combat conditions ranging from obesity to eczema and Crohn’s disease.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025
His work has been licensed for movies, music videos, advertisements and newscasts.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The network’s daytime shows Hoy Día, En Casa con Telemundo, La Mesa Caliente, Al Rojo Vivo and its newscasts will present interviews, artist reactions and more special coverage around the announcement of the finalists.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
The Curse builds a complex internal mythology using clips from fake reality TV series and faux newscasts, steadily undermining the viewer's sense of reality by combining sinister figures from Japanese folklore with an overwhelming sense of impending doom.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Broadcast networks don’t have special coverage planned but will provide updates on regular newscasts and on streaming platforms.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
But on Tuesday, Senate Democrats were throwing hardballs at Attorney General Pam Bondi, and CNN and MSNBC were covering it live, and then the evening newscasts all ran stories.
—Tim Graham, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
In 1959, Congress amended the act to exempt bona fide newscasts, news interviews, documentaries, and on-the-spot coverage of a news event.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Many of the nation’s leading newscasts and daytime cable news shows feature wall-to-wall ads for drugs to combat conditions ranging from obesity to eczema and Crohn’s disease.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 14 Sep. 2025
His work has been licensed for movies, music videos, advertisements and newscasts.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The network’s daytime shows Hoy Día, En Casa con Telemundo, La Mesa Caliente, Al Rojo Vivo and its newscasts will present interviews, artist reactions and more special coverage around the announcement of the finalists.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newscasts
Noun
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Emailing or texting similar job postings can help to illustrate what an IT pro is looking for.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Recent data from jobs site indeed show employment postings at their lowest since February 2021.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In a separate ruling, in October 2025, the French equalities regulator said Meta’s Facebook algorithm breached France’s anti-discrimination law by displaying different job advertisements to men and women.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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First, overseas fraudsters would allegedly target Americans over the age of 55 with pop-up advertisements on their computers, offering fake tech support in exchange for payment.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The extent of marketing in the ‘50s and ‘60s was press coverage, ads in publications, and on radio and TV spots.—
William Jones,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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That gap shaped everything while Spanberger flooded the airwaves with ads on affordability and later tied Republicans to the October government shutdown.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To help fund the Wauwatosa School District's teacher training for Act 20, an anonymous donor shared a commitment of $50,000, but the district has not yet formally received the donation, according to Jessie Tuttle, the district's director of strategic communications.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mars is a very great distance away from Earth; at the speed of light, one-way communications take anywhere from 7 to 22 minutes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Newscasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newscasts. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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