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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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The Pontiac, Michigan show – which was filmed on two-inch videotape and has never been previously released – has a very similar setlist. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 When videotape arrived, many predicted that watching movies at home would damage theatres. — Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 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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Among those who’ve come forward is a woman who spoke out in a roughly 40-minute video interview coordinated by Bishop’s campaign.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Basabe had numerous confrontations outside a Miami Beach polling location during early voting, squaring off with campaign volunteers, a police officer and even the Miami-Dade mayor, records and videos show.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

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Kramer also said theatrical exhibition can introduce younger generations to film history, while streaming gives films another life after their cinema run.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Jean-Pierre’s pivot to film production — and in ways that stretch beyond, say, a politics documentary — might surprise some who expect a more traditional trajectory from the public sector to private consulting.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

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