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
Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Around 15 tests, and that’s not counting cross tests, recipe videos, and photoshoots.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Jan. 2026
PC Magazine, 1 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
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the files total 3 million pages, including 180,000 images and 2,000 videos.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Around 15 tests, and that’s not counting cross tests, recipe videos, and photoshoots.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The display looks great in most settings, and the cameras hold up surprisingly well for video calls and casual shots.
—PC Magazine, 1 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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And everywhere, Americans sat by television sets, watching again and again the videotape of the spectacular breakup of the nation’s showpiece of space technology.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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McDaniel said one of the top items on his to-do list was watching as much videotape of Herbert as possible.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As one of four special photographic effects supervisors credited on the 1968 classic — Trumbull, Wally Veevers and Tom Howard were the others — Pederson helped create stars, planets, spaceships and the unforgettable five-minute Star Gate sequence.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
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Several officers who fought the rioters said the hardest thing to deal with has been the effort by many to play down the violence, despite a massive trove of video and photographic evidence documenting it.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The morning commuters arrived and parked themselves in front of the police tape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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And many teams in return have embraced the new fandom too with pride nights and players using rainbow stick tape.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rocky, too, recently opted to wear a graphic women’s overcoat from Chanel’s Métiers d'art show.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Visible on some stones are pictorial narratives and symbols—words between worlds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Dec. 2025
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Much more easy to decipher are pictorial sidewall stamps, some of which include: All-Season: These are the cheapest possible tires, with the least possible performance.—
Wes Siler,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/video. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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