closed-captioning

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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. 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
  • The Pitfalls Of A One-Size-Fits-All Summer Strategy Too often, brands default to translation instead of transformation, applying a language filter rather than a cultural lens.
    Aldo Quevedo, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Some very efficient exhibition design makes this secret taxonomy at the very least legible — with translations from her notebook in the wall text and magnifying glasses on hand for your scrutiny of the illustrations.
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Accessibility > Subtitles & Captioning on your iPhone to turn on Closed Captions + SDH (subtitles for the deaf or hard of hearing).
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 6 May 2025
  • The advisory is almost 20% of the screen and bigger than the subtitles!
    Viren Naidu, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Closed-captioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closed-captioning. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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