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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The live jump into the Stade de France was unremarkable for an event that had performers dropping from great heights all evening, and the prerecorded leap out of an airplane into Los Angeles didn’t quite have the razzle-dazzle of what he’s done in movies like Mission: Impossible — Fallout.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2024
Cruise may rappel down into the Stade de France live, for a broadcast to then cut to a prerecorded video of Cruise flying to Los Angeles and skydiving into the Hollywood sign, according to USA TODAY.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2024
Her initial dialogue sounds selected from prerecorded samples of a human voice — all Nyong’o’s acting, says Sanders, not an audio trick.
—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
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2024
Cruise may rappel down into the Stade de France live, for a broadcast to then cut to a prerecorded video of Cruise flying to Los Angeles and skydiving into the Hollywood sign, according to USA TODAY.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2024
Her initial dialogue sounds selected from prerecorded samples of a human voice — all Nyong’o’s acting, says Sanders, not an audio trick.
—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
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“Prerecorded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prerecorded. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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