telecast
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
- telecaster noun
Etymology
Origin of telecast
First recorded in 1935–40; tele(vision) + (broad)cast
Vocabulary lists containing telecast
Example Sentences
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Across the displays—a curved monitor spanning 49 inches, and a small touchscreen below—were tabs for Kalshi’s prediction markets, Discord chats, a tool that automatically refreshed his social-media feeds and a live news telecast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Sunday's telecast also faced competition from sports with the World Baseball Classic semi-finals, in which the United States defeated the Dominican Republic.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
ABC’s Sunday telecast of the 98th Oscars averaged 17.9 million viewers, ending a four-year streak of audience increases.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
That gives us a sort of real-time focus group for what we’re seeing during the telecast and the reactions to it on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Within ninety minutes, Soviet and European television audiences watched a live telecast of Valentina in her capsule.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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