newscast

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noun (1)

news·​cast ˈnüz-ˌkast 

ˈnyüz-

: a radio or television broadcast of news

newscaster

ˈnüz-ˌka-stər 

ˈnyüz-

noun

newscaster

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noun (2)

news·​cast·​er -tə(r) 

plural -s

: a person engaged to broadcast news : commentator

Examples of newscast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

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

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

news + broadcast

Noun (2)

news entry 1 + broadcaster

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for newscast

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• outcast

Kids Definition

newscast

noun

news·​cast -ˌkast 

: a radio or television broadcast of news

newscaster

-ˌkas-tər 

noun