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noun

ˈvi-dē-ˌō How to pronounce video (audio)
Definition of videonext
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

as in photographic

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Recent Examples of video
Noun
The song's video has been watched over one billion times on YouTube, while the tune has been streamed over one billion times on Spotify. — Jill Lances, ABC News, 9 July 2026 The twins announced their Netflix partnership with, naturally, a YouTube video. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
Adjective
The video State of the City will probably be more about the city budget, which also will be released Monday. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2026 Once maligned as one of the worst video-game movies ever made, it’s now still maligned as one of the worst video-game movies ever made. — Mike Drucker, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for video
Recent Examples of Synonyms for video
  1. videotape
  2. photographic
  3. tape
  4. graphic
  5. pictorial
Noun
  • The previous game’s all-star cast returned, but now Mark Hamill, Tom Wilson, Malcolm McDowell, and the rest were performing not on videotape in front of digital backgrounds but on 35mm film stock and enormous real sets—lots of enormous real sets.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
  • Not long after the revolution, bootleg audio and videotapes began circulating in Tehran.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026
Definition of videotape
Adjective
  • Burgum was asked and did not answer directly whether there was photographic evidence of vandals cutting the pool’s liner.
    — Steve Peoples, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Hailing from Taiwan, Mongolia, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Macau, Malaysia, and Indonesia, the exhibition uses captivating photographic art to guide us into memories preserved within the images.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Definition of photographic
Noun
  • This is Gordo and Tracy sacrificing themselves by running onto the moon’s surface with only duct-tape suits to stop a nuclear reactor from melting down.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Many of the rooms come with vintage tape decks and homemade mixed tapes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of tape
Adjective
  • The adorable whimsical ladybug graphic tee is an easy way to channel the quirky-cute Kate Spade aesthetic.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026
Definition of graphic
Adjective
  • It was coined in Japan in the 1990s for small pictorial symbols used in electronic messaging.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
Definition of pictorial

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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/video. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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