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Examples of VCR in a Sentence
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The restaurant is the brainchild of VCR Group, including the Resy co-founder Gary Vaynerchuk and the chefs Josh Capon and Conor Hanlon.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
The tech company also cited a famous court ruling in a case in which movie studios had sued Sony over its Betamax VCR, arguing that the product helped people violate copyright.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
But similarly to viewability, VCR still doesn’t measure ad engagement or attention in a sufficiently meaningful way.
—Geoffroy Martin, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
Instead of one unwelcome disruption to face — the VCR boom of the 1980s, for instance — or even overlapping ones (streaming, the pandemic), the movie and television business is being buffeted on a dizzying number of fronts.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 15 July 2023
Wood paneling and gold-finish hardware, including window shades, round out the '60s vibe of the jet, along with an entertainment center complete with RCA VCR player and cassette player.
—Wendy Geller, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
Wood paneling and trim, including window shades, further date the jet, along with an entertainment center complete with RCA VCR player and cassette player.
—Valerie Nome, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2022
The media cabinet has a television, audio-cassette player and an RCA VCR player.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2022
In 2006, Fitzpatrick launched her own production company, VCR, with a focus on music projects.
—Lily Moayeri, Variety, 19 Oct. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
videocassette recorder
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near VCR
Cite this Entry
“VCR.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/VCR. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
VCR
noun
: a device for recording (as television programs) on videocassettes and playing them back
Etymology
videocassette recorder
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