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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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.
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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
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
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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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
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
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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Advertisement Advertisement GSF posted videos on social media showing the incident, later followed by a video showing damage to the vessel with burn marks on what appears to be the main deck.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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People who consume media through video or short-form content are different from podcast listeners.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Matt and Katie are seen talking on the show this week about how Slade allegedly called him frequently to ask him to get Katie to say Gretchen never said that, and the videotape goes to the call log and a whole lot of calls from Slade.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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The trailer ends with the canine protagonist watching a videotape of a man seemingly accepting his untimely fate.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Vid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vid. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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