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broadcast

[brawd-kast, -kahst] / ˈbrɔdˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /
NOUN
information on electronic media
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertisement announcement newscast performance program publication show simulcast transmission
STRONG
telecast
WEAK
air time radiocast
VERB
put forth on electronic media
Synonyms
STRONGEST
air announce beam circulate communicate relay send televise transmit
STRONG
cable colorcast radio radiograph show simulcast telecast telegraph telephone
WEAK
be on the air get out go on the air go on the airwaves put on the air
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet bottle up conceal hide keep receive suppress withhold
WEAK
keep quiet secret
VERB
make public
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertise announce blare circulate communicate declare disseminate distribute publish spread
STRONG
annunciate blazon proclaim promulgate report sow strew troll
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bottle up collect conceal gather hide keep keep secret suppress withhold
WEAK
keep quiet secret

Example Sentences

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An emergency alert broadcast in English warned people to take cover away from the windows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

All three ships signalled they were an "OMANI SHIP" in the message broadcast by their transponder as they crossed the strait.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

After the music is done for the night, the stream repeats until the next day’s broadcast begins.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Bloom isn’t expecting businesses to widely broadcast any changes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

I was drinking it when I heard the radio broadcast that the Dutch had surrendered.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.