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: recorded video material
A camerawoman from Channel 12 shows up to grab some footage for the evening news.—
Bari Walsh
Bari WalshVideo footage posted online shows him daring an audience member to fight …—Latifah Muhammad
Latifah MuhammadRamsay uses security footage from inside and outside of the brownstone to detail Joe's actions.—Kyle Turner
Kyle TurnerThe documentary series that presents archival images and film footage in color continues, this week focusing on memorable events from the 1940s.—Kristi Turnquist
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: length or quantity expressed in feet: such as
a
b
: the total number of running feet of motion-picture film used (as for a scene or subject)
The people of Hiroshima had a fund-raising campaign to purchase footage from films taken by American photographers …. They calculated they could purchase ten feet of footage for one thousand yen …—Ruth Ann Keyso and Masahide Ota
Ruth Ann Keyso and Masahide OtaExamples of footage in a Sentence
Some disturbing footage of the war was shown on the evening news.
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In the footage, the bear trio is seen hanging around the swings and slide.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 2 May 2025
As a result, the footage is not just impressively seamless, but also beautiful throughout.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
The documentary Surviving Nova by VICE News captures the chilling events through smartphone footage and survivor testimonies, exploring the deep emotions and varied reactions of those affected.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 May 2025
In the footage, Lola bats her new sibling with her paw, leading the pup to lose balance and fall over.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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“Footage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footage. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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