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
Teasingly, Bieber started to play his own videos, going back and back into his early catalogue.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
The exhibition will also include the first public screening of Gehry’s entry in Gagosian Premieres, a series of videos by the gallery showcasing new art exhibitions through a mix of intimate artist interviews, studio visits and specialized musical performances.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
As of last year, the song has inspired more than 200,000 TikTok videos that in turn have earned more than 60 billion TikTok plays.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The videos use humor and exaggerated situations to get messages across, including reminders to change smoke alarm batteries, exit immediately during a fire and have a plan in place during emergency situations.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Apr. 2026
Images and videos of the body viewed by medical professionals at the Independent Forensic Expert Group, led by the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), point to mistreatment in detention.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
The city released today body camera videos showing the death of Officer Krystal Rivera, the tactical officer fatally shot last year by her partner in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Barley posted videos, taken with his GoPro, of the exhilarating experience on his Instagram.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Barbie Ferreira stars as Margot, a content moderator who comes across some disturbing videos reenacting murders from the original Faces of Death.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
The exhibition will also include the first public screening of Gehry’s entry in Gagosian Premieres, a series of videos by the gallery showcasing new art exhibitions through a mix of intimate artist interviews, studio visits and specialized musical performances.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
As of last year, the song has inspired more than 200,000 TikTok videos that in turn have earned more than 60 billion TikTok plays.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
The videos use humor and exaggerated situations to get messages across, including reminders to change smoke alarm batteries, exit immediately during a fire and have a plan in place during emergency situations.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Apr. 2026
Images and videos of the body viewed by medical professionals at the Independent Forensic Expert Group, led by the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), point to mistreatment in detention.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
The city released today body camera videos showing the death of Officer Krystal Rivera, the tactical officer fatally shot last year by her partner in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Barley posted videos, taken with his GoPro, of the exhilarating experience on his Instagram.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Barbie Ferreira stars as Margot, a content moderator who comes across some disturbing videos reenacting murders from the original Faces of Death.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 Apr. 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
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In the nearly 50 years since it was released, Faces of Death has become something of a cursed object, the kind of movie that gets traded around on old VHS tapes and spoken about in hushed tones on playgrounds and in video stores.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pop-up markets celebrate local makers in Ballston, Navy Yard and Columbia Heights, while Rhizome encourages the community to trade their old records, VHS tapes and DVDs for something new.—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Videos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videos. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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