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
Pritzker's office said hundreds of videos and firsthand accounts of the immigration crackdown already had been collected in October when the commission was launched and will be preserved for use in future legal proceedings.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
His posts were either photos of himself and his wife or videos of himself at the gun range shooting targets.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
That night, plainclothes ICE officers detained them at the California airport, seen in viral videos circulated on social media.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Residents should take clear, dated photos and videos, ideally with wide shots and close-ups, and should report concerns in writing.
—Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
The videos are leaked and later released by the Pentagon.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The Epstein files have been a thorn in the DOJ leadership’s side for the past year, culminating in a new law that compelled the department to release all unclassified documents, videos, and photos related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
Her TikTok videos brought them all together.
—Rufina Chow, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
At least four similar apps were axed in the following days, including Eyes Up, a platform that archived videos of arrests, raids, and abuses by immigration agents.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Todd Feurer, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
His posts were either photos of himself and his wife or videos of himself at the gun range shooting targets.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
That night, plainclothes ICE officers detained them at the California airport, seen in viral videos circulated on social media.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Residents should take clear, dated photos and videos, ideally with wide shots and close-ups, and should report concerns in writing.
—Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
The videos are leaked and later released by the Pentagon.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The Epstein files have been a thorn in the DOJ leadership’s side for the past year, culminating in a new law that compelled the department to release all unclassified documents, videos, and photos related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
Her TikTok videos brought them all together.
—Rufina Chow, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
At least four similar apps were axed in the following days, including Eyes Up, a platform that archived videos of arrests, raids, and abuses by immigration agents.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 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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Except someone did eventually hear it—the good folks at Freedom to Spend, known for reissuing all kinds of wonders from the experimental past, who took it upon themselves to sort through all 1200 tapes submitted to the ND zine over the course of its run before landing upon Larrison’s.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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The album, sourced from the record's original analog master tapes, was reissued in both vinyl and CD form in September.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Videos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videos. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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