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Recent Examples of closed-captioning
Bad Bunny addresses 'f---ed-up' Grammys closed-captioning controversy At the time, Bad Bunny made his frustrations known without calling out Hinchcliffe directly.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Vice President Kamala Harris and actress Zendaya were among the most mispronounced words of the year in the United States, according to a list released by the language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group on Wednesday.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The film was also the subject of a minor controversy at Cannes, when jury members including Marlee Matlin walked out of the screening because of a technical snafu that resulted in the film’s closed-captioning malfunctioning.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024
This mental closed-captioning has accompanied me since late toddlerhood, almost as far back as my earliest childhood memories.
—Emily Makowski, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2024
The New York Times reported that a monitor was installed at Fetterman's desk in the Senate chamber that provides closed-captioning, and the Senate sergeant-at-arms arranged for live audio-to-text transcription for his committees.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2023
Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Vice President Kamala Harris and actress Zendaya were among the most mispronounced words of the year in the United States, according to a list released by the language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group on Wednesday.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
The film was also the subject of a minor controversy at Cannes, when jury members including Marlee Matlin walked out of the screening because of a technical snafu that resulted in the film’s closed-captioning malfunctioning.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2024
This mental closed-captioning has accompanied me since late toddlerhood, almost as far back as my earliest childhood memories.
—Emily Makowski, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2024
The New York Times reported that a monitor was installed at Fetterman's desk in the Senate chamber that provides closed-captioning, and the Senate sergeant-at-arms arranged for live audio-to-text transcription for his committees.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for closed-captioning
Noun
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Designed to evolve from simple task automation (proofreading, code translation) to agentic behavior, the system is trained to act like a seasoned Goldman employee — consulting the right data, using appropriate algorithms and reflecting the firm’s values and decision-making protocols.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Here, again, the English translation fails to capture the historical and cultural connotations of the Persian, Bahari explained.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Noun
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How many people in that world are going to care about a 66-year-old black-and-white movie—one that, for anyone who doesn’t speak French, requires the reading of subtitles?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 May 2025
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Netflix launched its new subtitle option on April 24.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Closed-captioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-captioning. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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