plural chyrons
: a caption superimposed over usually the lower part of a video image (as during a news broadcast)
I sometimes fantasize about spending the rest of my life studying them. CNN and Fox News would then have me on whenever there was a major hummingbird story. The chyron would identify me as "Christopher Buckley—Hummingbird Authority."—
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Then, in the Season 5 finale, a news chyron informed audiences that the pair had been captured by pirates off the Gulf of Mexico — a cliffhanger that went unresolved in the series’ sixth (and ultimately final) season on the now-defunct streaming service, Yahoo! Screen.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024
The ad itself, with a chyron mimicking a vintage MTV clip, is almost a shot-by-shot recreation of the original, with IHOP’s syrup bottles illustrated to look like the band: The lid opens as a mouth; the keyboardist even has forks for hands.
—Roy Trakin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
By the time that Kamala Harris took the stage to speak about her visit to the southern border tonight, the chyrons were at the ready.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
Alex Edelman’s acceptance was sweet, as was his onscreen chyron.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024
The ad itself, with a chyron mimicking a vintage MTV clip, is almost a shot-by-shot recreation of the original, with IHOP’s syrup bottles illustrated to look like the band: The lid opens as a mouth; the keyboardist even has forks for hands.
—Roy Trakin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
By the time that Kamala Harris took the stage to speak about her visit to the southern border tonight, the chyrons were at the ready.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
Alex Edelman’s acceptance was sweet, as was his onscreen chyron.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Chyron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chyron. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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