1
as in disseminates
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
broadcast the information only to people who needed to know
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2
as in announces
to make known openly or publicly
please don't broadcast this news, as it's not being publicly announced yet
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Recent Examples of broadcasts
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Mandalit Del Barco,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Ironically, the product that's actually tough to watch is the modern NFL, which Herbstreit broadcasts.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
The system broadcasts a ship’s GPS position information along with the ship’s name, course and speed, classification and call sign.
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Zak Kassas,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Instead of leaving the match feed, Telemundo broadcasts what’s happening on the live pitch, including team huddles, and shows replays and analysis.
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Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
With a name like The Brit, this restaurant always broadcasts lots of soccer — and will show all of the June and July matches.
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Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
One room broadcasts footage of him taking a bow after the winter 1998 Atelier Versace show, which the curators billed as the last public images of the designer before he was gunned down in Miami at age 50.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
When teleSUR was founded, the regional news television market was led by CNN en Español, which broadcasts mainly from the United States.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
News broadcasts recap island events, adding an interesting soap-opera layer.
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Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2026
Noun
For over-the-air broadcasts, for the second straight season, the Braves will partner with Gray Media to simulcast select games for free on local broadcast stations across Atlanta and the Southeast.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
Fox Sports, which broadcasts the games in English, reports an average of 5 million viewers per match across 72 group stage matches.
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Mandalit Del Barco,
NPR,
2 July 2026
Ironically, the product that's actually tough to watch is the modern NFL, which Herbstreit broadcasts.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
The system broadcasts a ship’s GPS position information along with the ship’s name, course and speed, classification and call sign.
—
Zak Kassas,
The Conversation,
23 June 2026
Instead of leaving the match feed, Telemundo broadcasts what’s happening on the live pitch, including team huddles, and shows replays and analysis.
—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
With a name like The Brit, this restaurant always broadcasts lots of soccer — and will show all of the June and July matches.
—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
One room broadcasts footage of him taking a bow after the winter 1998 Atelier Versace show, which the curators billed as the last public images of the designer before he was gunned down in Miami at age 50.
—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
When teleSUR was founded, the regional news television market was led by CNN en Español, which broadcasts mainly from the United States.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
News broadcasts recap island events, adding an interesting soap-opera layer.
—
Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadcasts
Noun
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Orelon Sidney has been handling weather duties on CBS Atlanta in Dagmar Midcap's absence during evening newscasts.
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While the renovations are underway, the station's newscasts have moved to other temporary locations throughout the building.
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Irrespective of how the threat is made, the agency's Protective Intelligence division examines and disseminates general threat intelligence to the entire agency.
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Much of that money has been routed through a nonprofit judicial advocacy group Leo founded — now called The 85 Fund — which both receives and disseminates Leo’s funding.
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For those determined to wrap an actual object, gifting experts say the trick is to avoid anything that merely announces its own price tag.
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Continue reading … RADICAL — DeSantis announces plans to use new state law to target dozens of alleged terrorist groups.
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There’s a pleasant absurdity to the advertisements for JAŸ-Z30 that are currently found across New York’s subway tunnels.
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People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.
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Risk increasingly propagates through third-, fourth- and fifth-party relationships that evolve at different speeds and across multiple jurisdictions.
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When that happens, the stress propagates and the rupture grows.
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Every top consulting firm publishes some version of an article identifying this.
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Twice a day, Hoeflich's office publishes rip current forecasts, which help inform local beaches.
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The omissions come after announcements by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin earlier this year that his agency was designating microplastics and pharmaceuticals priority contaminants for testing.
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This is one of the first announcements WhatsApp has made after appointing a new CEO.
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The virus spreads through the saliva or nervous system tissue of infected mammals, usually through bites.
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Those worries make sense, and understanding how bird flu spreads and what to watch for is the best way to protect your flock and yourself.
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“Broadcasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broadcasts. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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