as in videotape
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV
every Thanksgiving, our family watches videos of past holiday gatherings
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Recent Examples of video
Doug Haller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Searching for his next act, he was reminded of a childhood dream of owning a video rental store.
—Mickey Rapkin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2025
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
LimX Dynamics’ humanoid robot, Oli, took center stage in a short YouTube video that celebrates this union, blending centuries-old culture with the precision of modern engineering.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In the Cardinals media room, Carter stopped himself, realizing that Murray is often derided for his video-game habits, which Carter called nonsense.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Searching for his next act, he was reminded of a childhood dream of owning a video rental store.
—Mickey Rapkin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The video also showed their two older kids reacting to the news, including an adorable moment where Jagger kissed his mother's belly.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
LimX Dynamics’ humanoid robot, Oli, took center stage in a short YouTube video that celebrates this union, blending centuries-old culture with the precision of modern engineering.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for video
Noun
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If earlier iterations of the lesbian vampire film were Gothic and ornate, Nadja is more shoegaze, captured on bleary black-and-white videotape with an expressionistic flair.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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What thinly passes for a story here is just license to exploit the jagged texture, edges, and imperfections of videotape (the short is set in 1992 and really looks it) and to assault viewers with prolonged glimpses of adolescent distress.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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No, in his photographic selfies, Eli Fuchs was simply a young Brooklyn dude trying to create an idealized image of himself—to picture himself as a star.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Tim Curry's marvelous Frank was a monster of self-regard, and Tim knew exactly how to give this evil genius his head and Mick served it up on a photographic plate.—
Sara Belcher,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nothing on tape at this point suggests that run is imminent.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Her case has not been solved, though a tape unearthed in 2004 provided some possible assailants, and nothing involving Gein, who was cleared of any connection later in 1957.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Though the shoe is not available on the design house’s website yet, the exaggerated heel and graphic construction reflect the sensibility of Nina Christen, the buzzy footwear designer Anderson tapped to lead shoes at Dior this summer.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Much more easy to decipher are pictorial sidewall stamps, some of which include: All-Season: These are the cheapest possible tires, with the least possible performance.—
Wes Siler,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yeager was one of Hef’s go-to photographers, shooting eight centerfolds along with pictorial spreads.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/video. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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