newscast

noun

news·​cast ˈnüz-ˌkast How to pronounce newscast (audio)
ˈnyüz-
: a radio or television broadcast of news
newscaster noun

Examples of newscast in a Sentence

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When Miami tunes into the evening national newscast on NBC, viewers will soon see a familiar face. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025 The evening newscast was mired in a scandal after it was revealed that Brian Williams, the anchor at the time, had embellished a story about a helicopter attack in Iraq. John Koblin, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 After reports of the newscast's cancellation began circulating over the weekend, Reid addressed the speculation in a statement shared to BlueSky and Instagram just after midnight prior to the memo. Esther Kang, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025 Nationally, the three network evening newscasts devoted significant time and resources to covering the wildfires. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for newscast

Word History

Etymology

news + broadcast

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of newscast was circa 1934

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“Newscast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newscast. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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newscast

noun
news·​cast -ˌkast How to pronounce newscast (audio)
: a radio or television broadcast of news
newscaster noun
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