You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for September 20.

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Today’s word is broadcast, spelled b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t.

broadcast /ˈbrɔːdkɑːst $ ˈbrɒːdkæst / ●●○ verb

[intransitive, transitive] to send out radio or television programmes

The interview was broadcast live across Europe.

to scatter or sow (seed or something similar) over a broad area

broadcasting seed

broadcasting fertilizer on a lawn

[transitive] to tell something to a lot of people

Don’t broadcast the fact that he lost his job.

If you tell her anything about your personal life, she'll broadcast it to everyone in the office.

A man who—make no mistake—cares deeply, but doesn't feel the need to broadcast it.

— Allison Glock

Nunes notes that such dishes appeal more to a newly wealthy diner or someone merely aspiring to that status, not to people with no need to broadcast their affluence.

— Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2021

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