Synonyms

cue card

American

noun

Television.

a large card, out of range of the camera, on which words or phrases have been printed in large letters for the speaker or performer to read or use as a memory aid during a program.

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cue card

It was just as well as his last cue card said "She said yes".

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

“We’ve used that cue card, like, 15 times.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025

Magill even released a video in which she looked like a hostage being forced to mouth words from a cue card.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

I have that cue card in my car.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

Ms. Whitlock exclaimed like she was reading it off a cue card.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds

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