syndicated

[ sin-di-key-tid ]

adjective

1. combined into a syndicate, a group of individuals or organizations jointly undertaking some task, business project, or similar endeavor:

   Only members aged 21 and over of any of the four syndicated clubs may apply for membership in “Four-way Golf.”

2. published simultaneously in a number of newspapers or other periodicals:

   She writes an internationally syndicated column for the Nation and the Guardian.

3. Television. (of a program, series, etc.) sold directly to independent stations:

   I was the creator, writer, and host of a syndicated children’s science show in the 1990s.

4. of or being a group or association of gangsters controlling organized crime:

   The syndicated ring, a well-established commercial pornography enterprise, involves multiple offenders and victims.

5. (of a risk venture, loan, or the like) offered to investors, speculators, etc., for shared participation:

   Two international banks have already pledged €215 million for the wind farm project, partially through a syndicated loan.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of syndicate.

Other Words From

• non·syn·di·cat·ed adjective
• re·syn·di·cat·ed adjective
• un·syn·di·cat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of syndicated¹

First recorded in 1650–60, for an earlier sense; 1960–65 syndicated fordef 3; syndicate ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective senses; syndicate ( def ) + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Among the issues fought for by striking writers: Residuals for syndicated rebroadcasts of television shows.

From The Daily Beast

Dahl went on to attain nationwide fame and his own syndicated broadcast as a result of Disco Demolition Night.

From The Daily Beast

At the same time she moonlighted for 11 years as the emcee of the Disney-syndicated game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

From The Daily Beast

In addition to the 12:30 Late Late Show spot, execs also offered Oliver the option of some sort of different, syndicated show.

From The Daily Beast

With more than a minute cut out of the reruns, syndicated episodes often drop entire relevant-to-the-plot scenes and B stories.

From The Daily Beast

My outing had cost me twice what I had calculated upon, and, thus far, I had only syndicated a few letters and a handful of poems.

From Project Gutenberg

I know enough about the situation, the Governor has practically nothing to do with syndicated crime.

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In this capacity I write a syndicated column on higher education which Tulane distributes to 85 newspapers throughout the country.

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This he syndicated in conjunction with the other letter, and the editors invariably grouped the two letters.

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At the one extreme is the so-called laboring class, and at the other are the syndicated and corporate and monopolized interests.

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