as in video
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV
watched a videotape of her daughter's first ballet recital
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Recent Examples of videotape
James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
The American pilot and his navigator were tried and found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide, but they were later found guilty of obstruction of justice and conduct unbecoming of an officer for the destruction of a videotape of the incident.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Sat up the front, videotaped it, sent it to everyone at home.
—Michaela Neville, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
How about the videotape evidence showing that Good was veering her car away from the ICE agent?
—James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
The American pilot and his navigator were tried and found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide, but they were later found guilty of obstruction of justice and conduct unbecoming of an officer for the destruction of a videotape of the incident.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
Another officer was videotaped pinning a driver down and punching his head into the pavement.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Sat up the front, videotaped it, sent it to everyone at home.
—Michaela Neville, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
Noun
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After a video review, the referee ruled the stick was at or below the cross bar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The stars of that team, Deron Williams and Dee Brown, sat together at Saturday’s game, drawing huge cheers when they were shown on the video board.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the wake of Paul and Mortensen's ongoing legal battle, multiple sources also confirmed to PEOPLE in March that production had paused for the fifth season of Mormon Wives after Paul's fellow cast members refused to film with her.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The actress has been busy filming for her Prime Original film The Sham, which is good news for me because that means more Diaz sightings to relish in.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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The slur was included in the BBC broadcast of the event, which was on a two-hour tape delay.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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