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
But while almost every facet of TSITP is being fawned over in Reddit threads, Instagram posts, and viral TikTok videos (the soundtrack!
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Olivia Petter, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
The post also includes videos of Twiggs skiing down a mountain.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
However, as the graphic assassination of Kirk shows – videos of it ran unedited on many social media platforms for hours before they were taken down – exposure to violent images now reach a far wider population.
—Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Scrolling on one’s phone can be a deadening experience, but here’s someone feeling, or at least pretending to feel, a genuine feeling—even if the abundance of these videos surely numbs us further.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Three-time Olympic medalist Jade Carey has posted numerous training videos, prompting rumors from fans.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The star behind Gloria on Modern Family shared one image and two videos of her health scare to social media.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Gurrola comes up with the ideas for Instagram and TikTok videos, which her younger brother Alex and other employees also star in.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025
The 6-foot-6 centre who studies Tage Thompson YouTube videos in his spare time could be a dominant junior hockey player this season.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Olivia Petter, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
The post also includes videos of Twiggs skiing down a mountain.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
However, as the graphic assassination of Kirk shows – videos of it ran unedited on many social media platforms for hours before they were taken down – exposure to violent images now reach a far wider population.
—Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Scrolling on one’s phone can be a deadening experience, but here’s someone feeling, or at least pretending to feel, a genuine feeling—even if the abundance of these videos surely numbs us further.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Three-time Olympic medalist Jade Carey has posted numerous training videos, prompting rumors from fans.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The star behind Gloria on Modern Family shared one image and two videos of her health scare to social media.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Gurrola comes up with the ideas for Instagram and TikTok videos, which her younger brother Alex and other employees also star in.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2025
The 6-foot-6 centre who studies Tage Thompson YouTube videos in his spare time could be a dominant junior hockey player this season.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for videos
Noun
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The main use of the internet by these terrorist groups – incentivizing and radicalizing supporters and stoking fear with propaganda – is something bin Laden would have had to do with videotapes played by the news.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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In an era just before the iPhone, well enough Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, Octagon would then upload the videotapes to a website designed to promote the athletes.—
Daniel Kaplan,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, Lindberg came up in the city’s metal scene, trading tapes with fellow teenagers and designing the logo for Norwegian band Darkthrone.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
16 Sep. 2025
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No real effort is made to stop audio bootleggers, and pristine tapes of these shows have emerged, but the video documentation is scattershot and borderline unwatchable since the rule-breakers are often miles from the stage and forced to film at covert angles.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Videos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videos. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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