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

The AidData report suggests Beijing increasingly prefers the relative economic safety and political cover of syndicated lending in order to generate returns with less risk or controversy.

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Mia Thornton, 40, separated from husband Gordon Thornton in 2023, then dated nationally syndicated DJ Incognito for a year before breaking up with him and reuniting with her estranged hubby this past New Year’s Eve.

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He was a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, book author, radio broadcaster, and star of more than 70 movies who was, for a time, Hollywood’s highest-paid actor.

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Sony Pictures Television and CBS have struck a compromise in their hard-fought legal battle over distribution rights to the popular “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” syndicated game shows.

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Lenders are discovering that their control mechanisms, designed for more-transparent syndicated markets, don’t function in opaque financing ecosystems.

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