syndication
noun
syn·di·ca·tion
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Definition of syndication
2a
: the act of selling something (such as a newspaper column or television series) for publication or broadcast to multiple newspapers, periodicals, websites, stations, etc.
the syndication of news articles and video footage
b
: the state of being syndicated to multiple newspapers, periodicals, websites, stations, etc.
a popular TV show that has made millions in syndication
Examples of syndication in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Walnut Grove of the massively popular Little House show, which ran from 1974 to 1983 on NBC and is still in syndication, was actually filmed in California — but fans make the trek three hours south from Minneapolis for the real thing. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Little House, Big Fans: These People Really, Really Love Laura Ingalls Wilder," 24 Aug. 2019 The Jerry O’ Show airs weekdays in syndication (check local listings). — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Rebecca Romijn Calls Out Husband Jerry O’Connell for Airing Video of Her Snoring," 15 Aug. 2019 The show has been running constantly in syndication for decades. — Los Angeles Times, "For Julia Louis-Dreyfus, returning to ‘Veep’ after cancer was salvation," 14 Aug. 2019 Next Generation was an hour-long drama that went direct-to-syndication. — Wired Staff, WIRED, "Did Marvel Just Save Comic-Con?," 22 July 2019 The announcement comes as Joyner closes in on wrapping his multi-city One More Time Experience concert tour, marking his 25th anniversary in radio syndication. — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, "Rickey Smiley Named to Succeed Retiring Radio Veteran Tom Joyner," 8 July 2019 The series still makes a billion dollars a year in syndication, earning the six lead actors twenty million dollars annually in residuals. — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, "The Revealing Reasons That People Visit the “Friends” Building," 10 July 2019 Reach Media’s other morning urban AC program, The Russ Parr Morning Show, will also continue in syndication into 2020. — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, "Rickey Smiley Named to Succeed Retiring Radio Veteran Tom Joyner," 8 July 2019 While the fascination faded and the series was bumped to syndication just three years later, it's still managed to churn out almost 3,000 episodes to date...and a handful of nostalgic DVD and video game spinoffs. — Blair Donovan, Country Living, "'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' Has Been Cancelled After 20 Years," 25 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'syndication.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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