CLOSED-CAPTIONING Synonyms: 10 Similar Words

closed-captioning

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Recent Examples of closed-captioning SignUp is currently moving into India, where very little closed-captioning exists, attracting interest from government and education entities. — Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 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 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

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EditingServices review EditingServices connects freelancers in writing, editing, translation and graphic design with people who need their help.

— Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026
The judge, however, rejected her claim that the novel amounted to fraudulent exploitation of her name and image and declined to ban translations or film adaptations of the book.

— Jami Ganz, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2026

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Rollout timing differs by market, and some territories will get the films with subtitle options covering as many as six languages, Korean among them.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
The story is a direct inversion of Mean Girls, but Bioh didn’t write her play with the subtitle in mind.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

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