Examples of CD-ROM in a Sentence
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Pecker points to online services and CD-ROMs, even, perhaps, the movies (Hachette underwrote the upcoming Isaac Mizrahi documentary, Unzipped, and Pecker was listed as an executive producer).
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Rebecca Mead, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2026
The instrumental snippets are accessed — in old-fashioned CD-ROM hover-and-click style — by clicking on band posters or photographs pictured as being taped or otherwise affixed to a wall in a bedroom with a guitar, stacks of CDs and some dirty clothes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
That started with reviving the CD-ROM games that originated in the ’90s.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The Duo for both systems added a CD-ROM drive to the setup and allowed games with more audio and graphics to be pumped through the system.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Instead, developers reverse-engineered the game, including using CD-ROM hacking.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 June 2025
The mid-budget film was a significant box office success, inspiring a spinoff series, a more recent reboot series, a Broadway musical, a series of YA books, and, best of all, a CD-ROM video game.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 8 May 2025
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Rebecca Mead, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2026
The instrumental snippets are accessed — in old-fashioned CD-ROM hover-and-click style — by clicking on band posters or photographs pictured as being taped or otherwise affixed to a wall in a bedroom with a guitar, stacks of CDs and some dirty clothes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
That started with reviving the CD-ROM games that originated in the ’90s.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The Duo for both systems added a CD-ROM drive to the setup and allowed games with more audio and graphics to be pumped through the system.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Instead, developers reverse-engineered the game, including using CD-ROM hacking.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 June 2025
The mid-budget film was a significant box office success, inspiring a spinoff series, a more recent reboot series, a Broadway musical, a series of YA books, and, best of all, a CD-ROM video game.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 8 May 2025
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“CD-ROM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CD-ROM. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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