: a radio or television broadcast of news

Examples of newscast in a Sentence

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Legendary Bay Area news anchor Dennis Richmond, one of the nation’s first Black anchors of a major market TV newscast who spent 40 years with Oakland’s KTVU, died Wednesday, the station announced. Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025 The news hole is shrinking not just on cable news, but also on the evening newscasts on the broadcast networks. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025 So far, the video has been shared by newscasts in a number of countries, including in Italy, Chile, Spain and the Netherlands. Ashley Papa, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024 The Eye Network’s long-running national newscast shook up its format on Monday, introducing not one but two new anchors, with John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois each taking a seat behind the desk. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 27 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 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

newscast

noun
: a radio or television broadcast of news
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