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• past tense form of syndicate.
• past participle of syndicate.

syndicated

American  

[sin-di-key-tid] / ˈsɪn dɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• nonsyndicated
  adjective
• resyndicated
  adjective
• unsyndicated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of syndicated

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

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syndicated

With nearly 50 years on the airwaves across syndicated radio, television and film, Cody was honored with a star on the Music City Walk of Fame in the fall of 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

In 1973, he joined the cast on Don Imus’s “Imus in the Morning” syndicated radio show, creating characters and doing impersonations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Instead, it will exit the late-night game altogether, with plans to lease the 11:30 time slot to the syndicated show “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen.”

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

Next thing he knew, he was a writer on “The Mike Douglas Show,” a syndicated daytime program that hosted guests including James Caan, Sonny Bono, Lucille Ball, David Letterman and Bob Hope.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

The next day, Mrs. Roosevelt announced her resignation in her nationally syndicated newspaper column, focusing worldwide attention on the controversy.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman