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camera-ready

American  
[kam-er-uh-red-ee, kam-ruh-] / ˈkæm ər əˈrɛd i, ˈkæm rə- /

adjective

Printing.
  1. (of text or illustrations) ready to be photographed.


Example Sentences

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Expect not the camera-ready celebrity drop-ins of his recent documentary about the Brat Pack, the 1980s generation of movie stars of which he was a prominent member.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

But the Guardian's Mangan disagreed, saying audience participation "should have been outlawed generations ago. We are not a camera-ready nation and we never will be".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The shipping-container home of Ally and Spike Wray-Kirk in Pioneertown may look camera-ready for a shelter magazine spread, but you will find it recently published in a project that’s decidedly un-Architectural Digest in feel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

Lara Trump has been a key member of her father-in-law’s political orbit for years, emerging from relative obscurity to become a steadfast and camera-ready advocate for the businessman-turned politician.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Back in the living room, my father smiles his camera-ready SportsCenter smile and nods at me like we’re buddies.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven