plural chyrons
: a caption superimposed over usually the lower part of a video image (as during a news broadcast)
I sometimes fantasize about spending the rest of my life studying them. CNN and Fox News would then have me on whenever there was a major hummingbird story. The chyron would identify me as "Christopher Buckley—Hummingbird Authority."—
Christopher Buckley
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That includes links in stories, odds displayed on chyrons, references made by on-air talent, etc.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Splashed over those chyrons and headlines, though, were a selection of party photos from AFP and Getty photographers Roberto Schmidt and Samuel Corum, who took some snaps of the President’s table, showing Secretary of State Marco Rubio alongside a few other dignitaries.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
News networks marked the moment with post-midnight ET special reports, with CNN and MSNBC featuring countdown clocks before switching their chyron banner headlines.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
But perhaps the most fascinating touch of all comes courtesy of chyrons that appear when a new kabuki play is introduced.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Splashed over those chyrons and headlines, though, were a selection of party photos from AFP and Getty photographers Roberto Schmidt and Samuel Corum, who took some snaps of the President’s table, showing Secretary of State Marco Rubio alongside a few other dignitaries.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
News networks marked the moment with post-midnight ET special reports, with CNN and MSNBC featuring countdown clocks before switching their chyron banner headlines.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
But perhaps the most fascinating touch of all comes courtesy of chyrons that appear when a new kabuki play is introduced.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Chyron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chyron. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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