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
ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
Getting ahead of the story before her turn as host tonight, Wood did a timely promo video earlier this week, per our report at the time.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 May 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.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Crushing soda cans for science Who doesn’t love to watch those YouTube videos of people using hydraulics to crush a variety of objects?
—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
Getting ahead of the story before her turn as host tonight, Wood did a timely promo video earlier this week, per our report at the time.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 May 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.
—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.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for video
Noun
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His film Ring, directed by Hideo Nakata, centered on a cursed videotape that kills viewers seven days after watching it.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nothing gets Trump angrier than when one of his underlings is caught doing something stupid on videotape.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Expect launch photos, snaps of historic hardware destined for space, images of the night sky and, from time to time, photographic evidence of our entertainment editor Ian Stokes infiltrating Amazon's London office to sneak a peek at their May the 4th Star Wars offering … allegedly.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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These were photographic products for mass audiences.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mouth tape encourages nasal breathing and may reduce snoring.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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The bulk of his home runs go to rightfield and are typically not tape-measure jobs.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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.—
Seth Eli Barlow,
Arkansas Online,
28 Apr. 2026
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Anti-dictatorship, but for kids Serkis scrubs the story of its violence, at least in any graphic manner.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The show traces the life and career of Ringgold, who introduced Black women’s pictorial, narrative and craft traditions.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Running from June 1 to 10, the auction will feature over 150 lots, spanning Monterey and Industrial furniture, Hillside pottery, and Diné (Navajo) pictorial weavings.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/video. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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