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.
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Etymology
Origin of voice-over
First recorded in 1945–50
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In a voice-over, Liam reveals, enjoying himself wasn't the goal.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
A voice-over described the memorial as a “monument breathing eternal vitality” into Russia-North Korea relations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 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
The heightened nature of Gaylord’s and Nikolić’s performances, off-putting in the voice-over scene, are a blast when the worlds of the play finally merge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
As the documentary film moved forward, the voice-over of our dear family friend and loving “uncle” actor Ossie Davis delivered the eulogy from my father’s funeral in 1965.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
I’m more disturbed by the prevalence of subtle synthetic images: AI cooking videos, AI ads with robotic voice-overs, AI celebrity-wedding photos, AI political deepfakes…and the list goes on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The anonymous messenger said the voice-overs would "not be disclosed externally and will only be consumed internally".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
I mean, he even says himself in the voice-overs, he flirts with her, he compliments her, especially in those early episodes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Some of the videos used artificially generated avatars or voice-overs, making the campaign the first influence operation known to the institute to pair A.I. voices with video essays.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
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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