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newscast

[ nooz-kast, -kahst, nyooz- ]

/ ˈnuzˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈnyuz- /

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noun

a broadcast of news on radio or television.

Origin of newscast

First recorded in 1925–30; news + (broad)cast

OTHER WORDS FROM newscast

news·cast·er, noun news·cast·ing, noun

Words nearby newscast

newsagent, newsbeat, newsboard, newsboy, newsbreak, newscast, newsdealer, newsdesk, newsflash, newsgathering, newsgirl

Example sentences from the Web for newscast

World News is the only evening newscast to improve on its news demo performance from the previous season compared to NBC and CBS.

George Stephanopoulos Wins ABC’s Chief Anchor Crown—Where Does His Promotion Leave David Muir? |Lloyd Grove |June 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Winstead insisted that the show would be a newscast written by comedians.

'Daily Show' Creator Lizz Winstead Is the Queen of Calling Bullshit |Caitlin Dickson |December 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
On it, a newscast showed images from ongoing clashes in Alexandria, in which the Muslim Brotherhood offices had been torched.

As Protests Roil Egypt, Some In Opposition Bring Arms To ‘Defend Themselves’ |Mike Giglio |June 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
While watching an evening newscast on the U.S. GOP primary recently, Walton came across a fresh curiosity.

Mitt Romney’s British Mormon Ancestors |Mike Giglio |January 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

“It will be a newscast,” said Chris Licht, the former Morning Joe producer who is running the new broadcast.

CBS's Morning-Show Gamble With Charlie Rose and Gayle King |Howard Kurtz |November 16, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Verkan Vall went to the newscast visiplate and snapped it on.

Last Enemy |Henry Beam Piper
Well, this was brought out in the newscast at the time of his arrest.

Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Another city was being devastated by the enemy; that Danny got from the newscast.

The Hammer of Thor |Charles Willard Diffin
I thought of the "dead spot" I had first heard about on the newscast the night before, and how it was steadily growing.

Call Him Savage |John Pollard
So it was that I caught an item in a newscast, probably unheard by most, or smiled aside, if heard.

Greener Than You Think |Ward Moore

British Dictionary definitions for newscast

newscast

/ (ˈnjuːzˌkɑːst) /

noun

a radio or television broadcast of the news

Derived forms of newscast

newscaster, noun

Word Origin for newscast

C20: from news + ( broad) cast