syndicated

[sin-di-key-tid]

adjective

1. combined into a syndicate, a group of individuals or organizations jointly undertaking some task, business project, or similar endeavor.

   Only members aged 21 and over of any of the four syndicated clubs may apply for membership in “Four-way Golf.”

2. published simultaneously in a number of newspapers or other periodicals.

   She writes an internationally syndicated column for the Nation and the Guardian.

3. Television.,  (of a program, series, etc.) sold directly to independent stations.

   I was the creator, writer, and host of a syndicated children’s science show in the 1990s.

4. of or being a group or association of gangsters controlling organized crime.

   The syndicated ring, a well-established commercial pornography enterprise, involves multiple offenders and victims.

5. (of a risk venture, loan, or the like) offered to investors, speculators, etc., for shared participation.

   Two international banks have already pledged €215 million for the wind farm project, partially through a syndicated loan.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of syndicate.

Other Word Forms

• nonsyndicated adjective
• resyndicated adjective
• unsyndicated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of syndicated¹

First recorded in 1650–60, for an earlier sense; 1960–65 syndicated for def. 3; syndicate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; syndicate ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Their rollicking appearance on the nationally syndicated program was what members claimed caught the attention of Paul McCartney, who supposedly told Beatles manager Brian Epstein he wanted the “Nah Nah boys” to open for them.

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When he scored a coveted spot as a cartoonist for The Denver Post, Oliphant gained a taste for the anti-establishment, and soon after, his cartoons were syndicated internationally, gaining him renown the world over.

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Carroll, who was known for his appearances on the long-running syndicated comedy show “Showtime at the Apollo,” had been traveling with comedian Williams on his spring tour, Heaven on Earth.

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After he declined to run for reelection in 1928, former President Coolidge wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column.

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CBS is replacing it with a syndicated program, “Comics Unleashed,” from Byron Allen’s Entertainment Partners in an arrangement that will cost the network nothing.

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