syndication

noun

syn·​di·​ca·​tion ˌsin-də-ˈkā-shən 

1

: an act or instance of forming a syndicate or bringing something under the control of a syndicate

real estate syndication

2

a

: the act of selling something (such as a newspaper column or television series) for publication or broadcast to multiple newspapers, periodicals, websites, stations, etc.

the syndication of news articles and video footage

b

: the state of being syndicated to multiple newspapers, periodicals, websites, stations, etc.

a popular TV show that has made millions in syndication

Examples of syndication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Drew Barrymore Show and The Jennifer Hudson Show are the last remaining daytime talkers produced under the traditional syndication model. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Dick Tracy, written by Chester Gould, first appeared in the Detroit Mirror and was distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate, the predecessor syndication company to present-day Tribune Content Agency. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

All three of those shows have been given large episodic orders so that they can be sold into daytime syndication, including on Nexstar stations. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

The man who’d been an architect of both the modern syndication business and the unscripted TV model, bringing some of the industry’s most significant hits to air, including The Real World and Deal or No Deal, was done. — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing syndication

• in syndication

Rhymes for syndication

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation