prerecorded
adjective
pre·re·cord·ed
ˌprē-ri-ˈkȯr-dəd 
variants
or pre-recorded
: recorded in advance
airing prerecorded episodes
played a prerecorded message
prerecord
transitive verb
or pre-record
prerecorded or pre-recorded; prerecording or pre-recording
decided to prerecord the speech
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Her initial dialogue sounds selected from prerecorded samples of a human voice — all Nyong’o’s acting, says Sanders, not an audio trick.
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Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Seeing people play to prerecorded tracks doesn’t cut it for Bonamassa.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
On the Sunday after in-person church services in California shut down because of the pandemic, Steven Rodriguez stood behind his pulpit in a suit and tie and preached to about 100 empty seats for a prerecorded online sermon.
—Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
At the end of the show, fans were treated to a prerecorded goodbye message.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
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Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Seeing people play to prerecorded tracks doesn’t cut it for Bonamassa.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
On the Sunday after in-person church services in California shut down because of the pandemic, Steven Rodriguez stood behind his pulpit in a suit and tie and preached to about 100 empty seats for a prerecorded online sermon.
—Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
At the end of the show, fans were treated to a prerecorded goodbye message.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Prerecorded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prerecorded. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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