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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

broadcast

verb

Definition

to spread information widely

In a sentence

The radio station broadcast the news within minutes.

Similar words

  • transmit
  • publicize

Why this word matters: broadcast appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.