voice-over
noun
1
a
: the voice of an unseen narrator speaking (as in a motion picture or television commercial)
b
: the voice of a visible character (as in a motion picture) expressing unspoken thoughts
2
: a recording of a voice-over
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The metaphor comes nice and early, with Meyers in voice-over talking about the role that luck can play in a man’s fortunes.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Engineers have used an undisclosed Large Language Model to pull clips and generate voice-over for as many as thousands of possible combinations that may in the end only be seen by a few people.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
From hyper-realistic backdrops to synthetic voice-overs, the technology is slashing costs and production times, opening TV spots to smaller businesses for the first time.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
The reflection on language, image and sound also unfolds in the evolution of the voice-over, which turns into children’s cries, folk songs passed down from mother to child, and accounts of violence and sacrifice spoken tenderly.
—Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Engineers have used an undisclosed Large Language Model to pull clips and generate voice-over for as many as thousands of possible combinations that may in the end only be seen by a few people.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
From hyper-realistic backdrops to synthetic voice-overs, the technology is slashing costs and production times, opening TV spots to smaller businesses for the first time.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
The reflection on language, image and sound also unfolds in the evolution of the voice-over, which turns into children’s cries, folk songs passed down from mother to child, and accounts of violence and sacrifice spoken tenderly.
—Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Voice-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice-over. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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