as in videotape
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV
every Thanksgiving, our family watches videos of past holiday gatherings
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Recent Examples of video
Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 9 May 2026
The video shows slight puffs of smoke from the Sea Star’s smokestack, and then darker smoke rising from it after the strike.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Customers can also pay to upgrade to premium versions of the streaming services, while non-video internet customers will also be able to subscribe to the services through the store.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Body camera video shows the moment two Chicago police officers are approaching a white Mercedes that crashed into a CTA bus after the brief pursuit by officers.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 9 May 2026
The video shows slight puffs of smoke from the Sea Star’s smokestack, and then darker smoke rising from it after the strike.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Adjective
Gotham City has been popularized by Batman, the superhero comic book launched in 1939 that spawned an IP empire of TV, cinematic and video-game properties.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Customers can also pay to upgrade to premium versions of the streaming services, while non-video internet customers will also be able to subscribe to the services through the store.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for video
Noun
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His film Ring, directed by Hideo Nakata, centered on a cursed videotape that kills viewers seven days after watching it.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nothing gets Trump angrier than when one of his underlings is caught doing something stupid on videotape.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And in 1908, the university’s first female student’s photographic inquiries reveal sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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When the cityscape frustrates urban photographers with uneven terrain or limited spaces, photographic gear company Silence Corner strikes back with the Viperpod – a hybrid tripod designed to hang anywhere in seconds for unencumbered solo shooting.—
Shirl Leigh
May 06,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Hart will begrudgingly wear tape on his injured thumb.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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To survive, the Apollo 13 crew had to improvise a CO₂ scrubber from the materials on hand, things like plastic bags, cardboard and tape.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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LaceLocker® designs include assorted colors and graphic patterns that allow children to choose styles aligned with their personalities and interests.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Dylan Sherman,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Church, for all his scientific curiosity, was not moved to convert Darwinism into pictorial rhetoric.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The show traces the life and career of Ringgold, who introduced Black women’s pictorial, narrative and craft traditions.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/video. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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