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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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Sixty-seven artists presented videotapes—encompassing literature, dance, music, theater, and more—as alternative programming; Fitzgerald contributed To Sorrow (1984) to the music section, alongside Laurie Anderson, Robert Longo, and Julie Hayward. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 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

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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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But after the posts went live, the smaller creator’s video reached about 92,000 people and generated more than 6,400 engagements, while the larger creator’s post reached roughly 48,000 people and generated fewer than 2,500 engagements.

— Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Late on Monday night, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick separately posted security video of a partial ceiling collapse that occurred during a rainstorm earlier this month.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of video

Verb

The series took four years to film across nearly 30 countries.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
In preparation for the show, MoMA sent the photographer François-Xavier Gbré on a multination tour to film and shoot new images of the show’s principal buildings, and his footage of La Pyramide is especially poignant.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of film

Noun

On Thursday, Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips talked about preparing for Sunday by watching tape from Gannon’s time in Philadelphia and Arizona.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Investigators searching the case turn up human remains, execution tapes, Polaroids and film canisters cataloging years of violence.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

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