voice-over
Americannoun
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voice-overs
plural
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the voice of an offscreen narrator, announcer, or the like.
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a televised sequence, as in a commercial, using such a voice.
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any offscreen voice, as that of a character in a narrative.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of voice-over
First recorded in 1945–50
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Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman aired her first general-election ad on the local NBC affiliate just before the Emmys, featuring a voice-over from Bob Odenkirk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Bruno works as a voice-over actor and attended a screening of the film Friday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
He also carved out a career as a voice-over artist.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the early years of television, voice-over introductions to shows and their casts were a necessity of the medium.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
A voice-over tells the audience what they are viewing as we try to regroup, react to the black gel shooting from the street, lose control of the situation.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Given a text prompt, Seedance 2.0 can arrange a coherent story line, create realistic voice-overs and background sounds, and generate complex character actions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Her commercial work included playing Becky in “Fansville” ads for Dr Pepper and her voice-overs could be heard in spots for the Hyundai Ioniq, Budweiser, Credit Karma and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic her spoof voice-overs of the then first minister went viral on social media.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
In a series of voice-overs, he and others describe the importance of the dance club the Warehouse, where people discovered freedom through movement and found their chosen families.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
Mimicking the deep-voiced passion of commercial voice-overs, she said, “It’s small, it’s slow, and it’s shitty, but it runs. Sometimes. Blue Citrus: See Your Local Used-Car Dealer.”
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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