DVD

noun

Definition of DVDnext
as in video

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Recent Examples of DVD YouTube is less than a year old, Netflix is a DVD-by-mail service, and a prime-time slot is still one of the most coveted jewels in broadcast television. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 Before last week’s British Army DVD 2026 event, JLR showed three of the possible shapes that the vehicle can take. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026 Part nostalgia object and part mini marketing campaign, Thompson’s retro DVD Club is an unusually apt emblem for the weird baggage that comes with making a debut feature today. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026 The vehicles were presented on September 16 at the DVD 2026 defense exhibition at Millbrook proving ground in Bedfordshire. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for DVD
Recent Examples of Synonyms for DVD
  1. video
  2. tape
  3. videotape
Noun
  • The hires of Brown and Walker come as YouTube audiences increasingly turn to the TV set to consume the Google-owner video service.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Today’s Theme This puzzle narrates a breakdown in communication that takes place, presumably, on a video call.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of video
Noun
  • But a rekindling of the past and a rediscovered cassette tape may provide a pathway to a new beginning.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Over time, his methods became more sophisticated, and Jacobs would set up microphones next to the venue’s soundboard or plug directly into it to record on cassettes, and later digital audio tapes and memory cards.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of tape
Noun
  • This remake of the Japanese horror hit Ringu stars Naomi Watts as a Seattle reporter whose 8-year-old son (David Dorfman) watches a cursed videotape that marks him for death in seven days.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026
  • And in the mid-1990s, talk show host Phil Donahue, who opposed the death penalty, tried to get approval to show an execution videotape on live TV.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of videotape

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“DVD.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/DVD. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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