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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Strap in, and join us for a demo vid.
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New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Metro has posted pictures of himself holding WWE championship belts over the years with a most recent carousel of pics and vids being uploaded to his Instagram account on May 19 where the producer shows off his wrestling merch which includes an NWO belt and racing jacket.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 29 May 2025
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.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
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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New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
Metro has posted pictures of himself holding WWE championship belts over the years with a most recent carousel of pics and vids being uploaded to his Instagram account on May 19 where the producer shows off his wrestling merch which includes an NWO belt and racing jacket.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 29 May 2025
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.
—Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
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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Noun
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
ARKANAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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The filing also alleges that video shows Seitz crossed the street after the altercation had initially been quelled, and ran to confront Hernandez and Austin a second time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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How about the videotape evidence showing that Good was veering her car away from the ICE agent?—
James D. Zirin,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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The American pilot and his navigator were tried and found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide, but they were later found guilty of obstruction of justice and conduct unbecoming of an officer for the destruction of a videotape of the incident.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Vid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vid. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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