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
Daniel Wu,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
In order to apply, dancers must submit a headshot, full-length photo, 20-second intro video and dance video.
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Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Dec. 2025
Customers can also pay to upgrade to premium versions of the streaming services, while non-video internet customers will also be able to subscribe to the services through the store.
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Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But a small number of videos pushing misinformation about sunscreen received a disproportionately high share of likes, shares and comments on the platform, suggesting that anti-sunscreen views resonate strongly with some users, according to a new study published Thursday.
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Daniel Wu,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
In order to apply, dancers must submit a headshot, full-length photo, 20-second intro video and dance video.
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Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Adjective
Gotham City has been popularized by Batman, the superhero comic book launched in 1939 that spawned an IP empire of TV, cinematic and video-game properties.
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Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Dec. 2025
Customers can also pay to upgrade to premium versions of the streaming services, while non-video internet customers will also be able to subscribe to the services through the store.
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Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for video
Noun
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From anecdotes about living on location in the Nevada desert to shopping it around to distributors on videotape, their accounts illuminate the film’s winding path from a gutsy grassroots project to a Sundance hit that changed how lesbian love stories were shown on the big screen.
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Television started out as a live medium, after all — virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen before the use of film, and then videotape, allowed for more flexibility.
Adjective
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The wranglers hurriedly unpacked him, and Paul, greatly agitated, dived into the duffel bags after his photographic gear.
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Edelstein, 60, observes that the vintage nature of her photographic reference material is key.
Noun
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Body camera footage and security tapes show the two at the Kuykendall Stadium track meet.
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Make sure to use flashing tape to ensure a good seal between material, especially since a porch is going to be exposed to the elements.
Adjective
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Concurrently, the Metcalf family is coming to grips with the world having access to the graphic and disturbing audio and visuals that Collin County Courts made public.
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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.
Adjective
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It was coined in Japan in the 1990s for small pictorial symbols used in electronic messaging.
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Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing.
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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/video. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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