cablecast

noun

Definition of cablecastnext
as in broadcast

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  1. broadcast
  2. telecast
  3. newscast
Noun
  • Last week, a regional television station interrupted a live broadcast for about 20 minutes after journalists evacuated to a shelter during an air raid warning.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Everyone watching the Amazon Prime streaming broadcast heard it.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of broadcast
Noun
  • Prior to Mason’s first outreach in 2019, fewer than a dozen Latin acts had performed live on the telecast in nearly 50 years.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
  • After a 20-minute telecast delay due to the NFL game, the pop icon began her performance perched on the top of a piano as Carpenter played the keys.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of telecast
Noun
  • The Bakkers’ crash led the network newscasts and the couple became the butt of jokes on late-night TV.
    — Tim Funk, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The snake hunt was featured on TV newscasts and in newspaper articles.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of newscast
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