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noun

ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtāp

Definition of videotape

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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Those stories took on new significance when Kennedy pulled out decades-old videotapes documenting their encounters. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 What follows is impalement and orgasm in the same instant—one spear through both women, blood passing from Billy’s mouth onto Kris’s upturned face—and when their breathing stops, the hole at the bottom of the lake pushes out a fresh videotape. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

Ultimately four women would talk to Brown and agree to have their interviews videotaped by Michot. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026 Police took Kogut to the District Attorney's Office where he was videotaped. — Mary Murphy, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for videotape

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Noun

Otwell was referring to the dashcam video belonging to the cruiser, driven by Cpl.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Despite this happening 30 years ago, the video still stays alive.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of video

Verb

The men reversed course to flee uphill, one briefly stopping to film before realizing the scale of the danger.

— Laura Saravia, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
The new edition of the series will film after the 2026 season, and will follow the staff of an entire NFL division, rather than a single team, mimicking a format that NFL Films has been using for its in-season edition of the docuseries.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of film

Noun

Use double-sided tape to secure a ribbon to the neck of the gift jar or to the rim of its lid.

— Jodi Levine, Parents, 21 Aug. 2026
Survelliance video from the apartment showed the suspect and several others appearing to clear out glass and debris from the bed of the pickup truck, and placing tape over apparent bullet holes in the truck's tailgate, charges allege.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

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