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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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adjective

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Recent Examples of video
Noun
The video rental chain's executives saw little strategic advantage to investing in a DVD-by-mail service because the bottom-line numbers weren't yet reflecting the seismic shift in both customer behavior and technology. John Pierce, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 Fans can rest assured that the video quality will be excellent. Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The theme is echoed in videos exploring contemporary Australian bark-cloth painting, and the persistence of masquerade traditions across Africa. Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 On social media, users post images and videos of Costco athletic-wear products with the hashtag #luludupe or #lululemondupes. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for video
Recent Examples of Synonyms for video
Noun
  • Bethenny had moved on: a new man, a baby on the way, and a rocket launch to fame, fortune, and, eventually, TikToks with the essence of a videotape from The Ring franchise.
    Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 11 June 2025
  • Early witnesses lay foundation for Ventura's testimony Ventura was long billed as the key witness against Combs after CNN last year obtained a 2016 videotape showing Combs kicking and dragging her in a hotel elevator lobby.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • The exhibition path follows a typological order, bringing together more than 600 photographic works by 25 artists that recount over a century of German photography.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
  • The university itself doesn’t have a lot of photographic evidence of this man.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • That the use of the tapes and threat of exposure of those tapes to get the women to comply with what Diddy wanted to do is an element of coercion in and of itself.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
  • Yellow crime scene tape blocked much of Triplefin Way and sectioned off the home where the shooting occurred.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Deaths – priest Bernat’s murder opening Season 2, for instance – can be graphic.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 25 June 2025
  • An anecdote illustrates this trend: a freelance graphic designer once lost hours to a phishing link masquerading as a payment request.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • In interviews, Burnett’s recollections are more pictorial than psychological.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
  • Image Sherald’s vertical portraits, by contrast, retain their pictorial charisma despite a certain repetitiveness.
    Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 15 May 2025

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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/video. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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