BROADCASTING Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

broadcasting 1 of 2

noun

as in distribution

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broadcasting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of broadcast

as in disseminating

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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as in publishing

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 broadcasting

Noun

During his broadcasting career, Martin also served as regional vice president and president of Gray Kentucky Television, which oversees WKYT, WYMT and WBKO-TV in Bowling Green. — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2026 The club's professional team competes in Argentina's top division and generates revenue from ticket sales and broadcasting rights. — Manuel Rueda, NPR, 30 Aug. 2026 Ex-Sky News editor Adam Boulton called for the channel to be stripped of its broadcasting licence. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 Votee gets its Cantonese data from online scraping, including content from Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), the city’s public broadcasting service. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 This marks the second time Crouch, who played for clubs such as QPR and Liverpool before his career in broadcasting, has worked with Prime Video after That Peter Crouch Film in 2023. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 And the future of sports broadcasting will be built by speaking every fan’s language. — Ben Reynolds, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Numerous sources pointed to Payton, who became a high-profile broadcasting free agent earlier this month. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 With each passing day, with each passing game, Tommy Hutton knows the end of his decades-long broadcasting career is nearing its conclusion. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Verb

The fall 2026 campaign, shot by photographer Matt Easton, depicts Hilton next to stacks of retro TV sets broadcasting Not-Karl wearing a dark suit, tie and white shirt with a high collar. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 And what’s interesting about that is the current internet is full of other people, other people’s opinions, broadcasting yourself for other people. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 Creators will film their outfits, review the food and give followers a look inside brand experiences and premium seats, broadcasting the spectacle of being at the Open to millions of people beyond the gates. — Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026 The release of the lists comes as Sheinbaum’s administration prepares new ‘audience rights’ rules that would discourage television and radio outlets from broadcasting what the government calls ‘false’ information. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Kim Tae-ri and Kim Min-hee are incredible as the complex women at the center, always broadcasting layers of inner conflict that make their actions and motivations difficult to predict. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 The first practice session can be seen live on FS1 with the latter events broadcasting on FS2. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Over the last 79 years, the Little League has grown into an international phenomenon, with ESPN broadcasting entire games live. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026 The thirty-something is an online auction maestro, broadcasting to a few dozen people competing to buy confections with the swipe of a finger. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for broadcasting

Noun

Reinstating a military draft would ensure a more equitable distribution of national defense responsibilities.

— Jonathan Zimmerman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
Between 2020 and 2024, the NYC Health Department nearly tripled its distribution to opioid overdose prevention programs, distributing more than 300,000 naloxone kits in 2024 alone.

— Nathalia Fernandez, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of distribution

Verb

Internally at the studios, copyright divisions spend their energy targeting larger criminal operations enabling these digital pirates — the hives sharing and disseminating premium content.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Wheeler says teams should support their internal experts in publishing and disseminating their unique perspectives.

— Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of disseminating

Verb

The parliamentarian’s office is responsible for documenting and publishing the rules and precedents of its chamber.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Hugging Face was recently hacked by one of OpenAI's agents, with Sam Altman's group publishing a technical report on Wednesday detailing how its models breached Hugging Face last month.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of publishing

Noun

The Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival is the largest Brazilian film fest held abroad and a pioneer in the promotion and dissemination of local pics in the international market.

— Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
The collective produces briefs on current scientific topics — such as the hantavirus and changes to the vaccine schedule — to speed the dissemination of accurate information by science communicators and journalists.

— Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissemination

Verb

Rather than propagating vertically toward the electrodes, the dendrites spread horizontally inside the electrolyte.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead, Shanahan recommends layering, a method of propagating new plants from a still-living thyme specimen.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of propagating

Verb

Both Daltrey and Starkey have made public statements announcing and confirming the somewhat surprising musical reconciliation.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
But the retail historian in me has never been able to let go of the fact that the chart is wrong, and that the wire story announcing Walmart's rise in 1991 was wrong in exactly the same way.

— Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of announcing

Verb

The resumption of classes comes in the middle of a ravaging disease outbreak that is spreading rapidly.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Don’t be alarmed, but George Michael fever — which is the incessant urge to listen to the music British singer-songwriter George Michael — has been spreading for the past couple of years.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of spreading

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