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
Nearly half of Havana, the country's capital, also had power restored, according to Cuba's mid-day state newscast.
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Later that year, Lueloff was removed from anchoring WMAQ’s late afternoon newscast.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Adebayo’s feat made all three network newscasts (David Muir on ABC, Tony Dokoupil on CBS, Tom Llamas on NBC) on Wednesday night.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
There's no telling what will happen when the cameras go live during a newscast.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2026
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Kate Perez, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Later that year, Lueloff was removed from anchoring WMAQ’s late afternoon newscast.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Adebayo’s feat made all three network newscasts (David Muir on ABC, Tony Dokoupil on CBS, Tom Llamas on NBC) on Wednesday night.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
There's no telling what will happen when the cameras go live during a newscast.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newscast
Noun
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Murray played 12 seasons with the Blackhawks, and then became the team's broadcast analyst.—
Dylan Olsen,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Mills was absent from Monday’s broadcast, with Gary Davies assuming broadcasting duties.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As for the causes of what’s impacting the WRS, Paulsen cites cratering consumer sentiment, dismal job postings, the impact of the Iran war, among other factors.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, internship postings tracked by jobs site Handshake declined more than 15% between 2023 and 2025.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Out-of-home impressions are the number of people who see a physical or digital advertisement outside of their home through social media campaigns, billboards, signage and commercials.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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And research shows young people are particularly at risk of sports gambling problems, lured in by splashy advertisements often featuring celebrities and promises of low risks and high rewards.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Those brief ads are targeting about four dozen battleground districts that the group believes can be flipped.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Shailin Asadollahi told me that her family’s group chat had turned into a live feed of ad-hoc forensics, chronicling their efforts to find her brother.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform subpoenaed Bondi to answer questions on April 14 about the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein investigation and file release.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Cuban government said the mass pardons are this year's second prisoner release.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The first year at the new location will coincide with the telecast’s move to YouTube after a decades-long run on ABC.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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As with Netflix’s Christmas Day NFL doubleheader, the limited MLB partnership is designed to turn some heads without getting caught up in the grind of having to produce a weekly telecast.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Newscast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newscast. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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