teleprompter
noun
tele·prompt·er
ˈte-lə-ˌpräm(p)-tər 
: a device for displaying prepared text to a speaker or performer
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Hollywood stars would do well to worry less about bungling the teleprompter and more about being true to their heart.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Newsom spent more than a week in practice, reading his script off teleprompters, off and on, and devouring its content, the insider says.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
There was some riffing that was not on the teleprompter there.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Beaming presenters read their lines off teleprompters.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Newsom spent more than a week in practice, reading his script off teleprompters, off and on, and devouring its content, the insider says.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
There was some riffing that was not on the teleprompter there.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Beaming presenters read their lines off teleprompters.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Teleprompter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teleprompter. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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