telecast
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
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Etymology
Origin of telecast
First recorded in 1935–40; tele(vision) + (broad)cast
Vocabulary lists containing telecast
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Telemundo’s coverage set the record for a Spanish language soccer telecast with 23.9 million viewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Each half of the game features a “hydration break” created to hydrate the allegedly parched athletes and add a few more Michelob Ultra advertisements to the telecast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
NBC’s telecast of the Seattle Seahawks’ decisive win over the Patriots was down slightly from last year’s record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Las Culturistas Culture Awards took place in late May and is being telecast roughly two weeks later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The Gran had been angrier than Seven had ever seen her when she announced via telecast that the Uncle had been taken.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Smith’s moment of passion almost snuck by Elton John, who telecasted into the performance from his concert in Lincoln, Neb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
Which brings me to our talk, which was delivered to the Palm Springs crowd, and telecasted back to the main event in Long Beach.
From Salon ● May 18, 2012
FOX telecasted Philip Humber's masterpiece, but never showed a side view on Brendan Ryan's fateful last swing on replay.
From Chicago Tribune ● May 7, 2012
If football games are put behind subscription paywalls, “these arrangements may no longer align with the statutory concept of sponsored telecasting or the consumer-access rationale underlying the antitrust exemption.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Board members sat around a U-shaped table, a jungle of wires at their feet connected to TVs for telecasting.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2022
I proposed the idea to ABC, then telecasting the marathon, riding my sleek Italian racer as an official vehicle for the network.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021
Poker and telecasting will still operate from the old building before moving to the new facility, even though live races has ended.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 5, 2020
Open telecasting, in one form or another on its various channels and platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2015
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