as in videotapes
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 videos
And that is partially because, sometimes, the settlers in the videos were also soldiers on a weekend leave.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
In the four months searching for her Dan Davis, his daughter Wendy Davis’ online pleas for help went viral, with millions of online supporters from Chicago to Ireland searching for answers, engaging with her videos, offering advice and putting up posters in their area.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Social media was full of cool tribute videos not only to Kelce, but also to his bond with quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The cause to save the Mayan jungle — the most important lung of Mexico and the second largest in the Americas after the Amazon — will resonate this weekend (March 14-15) at the Vive Latino festival, where Sélvame MX will screen videos on the GNP Seguros Stadium’ screens to promote it.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
But many of Hoover’s fans outright rejected it for glossing over gritty details like the family struggling with finances for full focus on the teenage love story, posting viral videos of audiences laughing at melodramatic scenes in the theater.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
Some also publish police videos.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
From videos showing concert footage of Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson to a live band playing renditions of songs by the Beastie Boys and Marvin Gaye, Friday’s meeting served as a send-off for both the arena and Visit Fort Worth’s outgoing CEO Bob Jameson.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
His videos regularly generate hundreds of likes on LinkedIn, and his Instagram posts often earn tens of thousands of views.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
In the four months searching for her Dan Davis, his daughter Wendy Davis’ online pleas for help went viral, with millions of online supporters from Chicago to Ireland searching for answers, engaging with her videos, offering advice and putting up posters in their area.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Social media was full of cool tribute videos not only to Kelce, but also to his bond with quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
The cause to save the Mayan jungle — the most important lung of Mexico and the second largest in the Americas after the Amazon — will resonate this weekend (March 14-15) at the Vive Latino festival, where Sélvame MX will screen videos on the GNP Seguros Stadium’ screens to promote it.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
But many of Hoover’s fans outright rejected it for glossing over gritty details like the family struggling with finances for full focus on the teenage love story, posting viral videos of audiences laughing at melodramatic scenes in the theater.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
Some also publish police videos.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
From videos showing concert footage of Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson to a live band playing renditions of songs by the Beastie Boys and Marvin Gaye, Friday’s meeting served as a send-off for both the arena and Visit Fort Worth’s outgoing CEO Bob Jameson.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
His videos regularly generate hundreds of likes on LinkedIn, and his Instagram posts often earn tens of thousands of views.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for videos
Noun
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Within weeks, sales of videotapes, CDs, and audio cassettes of her performance raised more than $500,000 for the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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Living among vinyl records, books and videotapes – relics of a life once fully lived — Al finds his fragile balance shattered when a real estate company targets his home for demolition, forcing him to confront both material and emotional dispossession.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Scouts used to have to watch film of a player while at his school, and then put together their own VHS tapes for their general managers, using footage borrowed from the colleges.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Surviving the advent of television and home movie-viewing via VHS tapes, DVDs and streaming, the Grand Lake continues to operate as a place where people can come together to watch movies on a big screen — as movies were made to be watched.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Videos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videos. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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