newscast

noun

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

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The snake hunt was featured on TV newscasts and in newspaper articles. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Two weeks after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, the Russian TV Channel One editor Marina Ovsyannikova burst onto the set of the evening newscast. — Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026 Amazon doesn’t have to worry about affiliates screaming if the show bleeds into their late local newscasts, nor FCC overlord Brendan Carr having a meltdown over an unbleeped John Mulaney bit. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 But then the second plane hit while the news was still on air, and the five-minute newscast grew longer, and longer. — Claire Messud, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newscast

Word History

Etymology

news + broadcast

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

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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 9 Oct. 2026.

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newscast

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

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