as in video
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV
a vid of the pop star performing her latest hit single
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Recent Examples of vid
Also so much hate and all my vids removed is tough.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
My Social Somm wine club is the next step after watching my vids.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 Mar. 2026
The first Carpenter video was taken down, but a second one appeared shortly after, using her SNL promo vid.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Strap in, and join us for a demo vid.
—New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
My Social Somm wine club is the next step after watching my vids.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 Mar. 2026
The first Carpenter video was taken down, but a second one appeared shortly after, using her SNL promo vid.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Strap in, and join us for a demo vid.
—New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vid
Noun
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The videos saved his daughter’s life The game also probably resonates with those who've experienced parental trauma in their own lives.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Many California counties do not employ a single defense investigator who can interview witnesses, review police reports, visit crime scenes and retrieve video surveillance footage.—
Anat Rubin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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From anecdotes about living on location in the Nevada desert to shopping it around to distributors on videotape, their accounts illuminate the film’s winding path from a gutsy grassroots project to a Sundance hit that changed how lesbian love stories were shown on the big screen.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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Television started out as a live medium, after all — virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen before the use of film, and then videotape, allowed for more flexibility.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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“Vid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vid. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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