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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The vid was written by the Lonely Island — the comedy trio of Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer, all early in their Saturday Night Live tenure — and produced as one of the very first SNL Digital Shorts.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
There isn’t a lot of brand new stuff, but the vids are a great way to get an up-to-date overview of what entire labs have been up to over the last few years.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2014
Highs and mids for YouTube music vids were crisp and well defined, and though the setup didn't lack for low end, perhaps a sub out would have been a nice addition for those who like to feel – as well as hear – the thunder.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Keep steady with its 5-axis stabilization while shooting vids.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
There isn’t a lot of brand new stuff, but the vids are a great way to get an up-to-date overview of what entire labs have been up to over the last few years.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2014
Highs and mids for YouTube music vids were crisp and well defined, and though the setup didn't lack for low end, perhaps a sub out would have been a nice addition for those who like to feel – as well as hear – the thunder.
—New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
Keep steady with its 5-axis stabilization while shooting vids.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vid
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When a hype video played before his speech, the crowd laughed when criticism from Bernie Sanders, Tucker Carlson, and Lou Dobbs played on the screens—a nod to the fact that Koch is reviled by those who otherwise share zero in common, yet has not backed down.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Since it was shared to the platform, the video has amassed more than 133,000 views and received over 19,000 likes, igniting debate in the comments.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The show was never nominated for Emmy Awards in writing or directing categories, and won just two in total, for videotape editing and for Sanford (the first black woman to win Best Comedy Actress).—
Jim McKairnes,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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While paper documents are the most common source of classified information, photographs, maps, motion pictures, videotapes, databases, microfilms, hard drives, CDs and more can be classified.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Vid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vid. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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