telecast
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of telecast
First recorded in 1935–40; tele(vision) + (broad)cast
Vocabulary lists containing telecast
Example Sentences
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Phil Liggett may have to start giving château tours in the middle of the telecast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The match scored 18 million viewers on Fox and its streaming platforms, while Telemundo’s telecast averaged 9.5 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
This year’s ABC telecast averaged 17.9 million viewers, a 9% drop from last year’s 19.7 million viewers on ABC and Hulu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Seven’s parents left for town after putting Beefy to bed, and Mrs. Villalobos had come over and promptly fallen asleep in front of the telecast of Real Witch Wives of Hastings-on-Pumpkins.
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
British broadcaster Channel 4 is telecasting non-stop daily live coverage.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 13, 2016
Open telecasting, in one form or another on its various channels and platforms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2015
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