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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This tiny camera captures 1080p video, delivers color night vids, can detect people and vehicles and send appropriate notifications, and even works with Alexa and Google Assistant.
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Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
As São Paulo State and Brazil at large gears up its funding for film, TV, vid games and beyond, there is a distinct possibility that Brazil’s Congress will approve this year a global streamer investment quota for Brazilian films and series.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Her behavior in the vid is anything but demure, deliberately proving the point.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Highlights from the second video, when the track was wet, are beneath both vids.
2:02 – Hyundai hits the e-stop when the car appears to miss the center line and veer off to the side of the road.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2014
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Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
As São Paulo State and Brazil at large gears up its funding for film, TV, vid games and beyond, there is a distinct possibility that Brazil’s Congress will approve this year a global streamer investment quota for Brazilian films and series.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Her behavior in the vid is anything but demure, deliberately proving the point.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Highlights from the second video, when the track was wet, are beneath both vids.
2:02 – Hyundai hits the e-stop when the car appears to miss the center line and veer off to the side of the road.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vid
Noun
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However, videos posted to social media of the deadly encounter corroborate witness accounts.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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One do-it-yourselfer demonstrating step-by-step how to rewire an electrical outlet via a TikTok video replaces thousands of dads and grandpas who could do the same thing.—
Nolan Finley The Detroit News,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Blockbuster, which distributed DVDs and videotapes through retail stores nationwide, didn’t pivot – and didn’t survive.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Inside the video camera -- was a videotape.—
Gail Zimmerman,
CBS News,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Vid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vid. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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