telecast

verb

tele·​cast ˈte-li-ˌkast How to pronounce telecast (audio)
telecast also telecasted; telecasting

transitive verb

: to broadcast by television

intransitive verb

: to broadcast a television program
telecast noun
telecaster noun

Examples of telecast in a Sentence

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The Globes announcement comes as the 2026 awards season calendar starts to fill up: The Oscars take place March 15, on ABC; the Screen Actors Guild Awards will hold their 32nd annual ceremony on Sunday, March 1, telecast on Netflix; and the Producers Guild Awards ceremony is on Feb. 28. Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025 But the montage also featured some industry professionals, including a publicist or two, whose names would not be known to telecast viewers. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025 The game will be telecast on the CBS Sports Network. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 The Oscars was the last major awards telecast to embrace live streaming with a simulcast on Hulu this year, which was off to a bumpy start with quite a few glitches. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telecast

Word History

Etymology

tele- + broadcast

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of telecast was in 1928

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“Telecast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecast. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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telecast

verb
tele·​cast ˈtel-i-ˌkast How to pronounce telecast (audio)
telecast also telecasted; telecasting
: to broadcast by television
telecast noun
telecaster noun

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