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
Her behavior in the vid is anything but demure, deliberately proving the point.
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Leslie Katz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Leslie Katz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vid
Noun
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Surveillance video appears to show a man in a white shirt — later identified by cops as Mora Nunez — get off the moped and approach them from behind, gun in hand.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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The inadvertent launch of the saucer was caught on videotape, as was the panic after Falcon’s older brother, Bradford, yelled that the 6-year-old could not be located.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Combs’ defense team freely admitted that his relationship with Ventura was violent, as seen in an infamous 2016 videotape of Combs beating Ventura in an elevator lobby at the InterContinental hotel in Los Angeles.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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“Vid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vid. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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