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
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
But Chadwick doubts researchers will be fortunate enough to videotape Axial Seamount’s eruption.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Using videotape footage from the ATM cameras, Key West police found Acosta’s van on Duval Street.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In the elder abuse lawsuit, Presley and her lawyers blasted Walker Wright, saying her decision to videotape her own client, especially with Kruse in the room, crossed a line.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
But Chadwick doubts researchers will be fortunate enough to videotape Axial Seamount’s eruption.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Verb
Those videotapes, along with other digital videos, photographs and papers, are now part of the Castellano Family Collection held by the San Jose State University Library and the San Jose Public Library at the MLK Jr. Main Library downtown.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Using videotape footage from the ATM cameras, Key West police found Acosta’s van on Duval Street.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
Noun
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There was overwhelming evidence of his guilt, including his DNA on the knife sheath, cell site evidence the night of the murders, video surveillance of his white Hyundai Elantra, and Amazon search and purchase history of the murder weapon.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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In video footage posted on Facebook by passenger Janice Martin-Asuque who witnessed the incident, a lifeboat can be seen floating in the choppy waters with people sitting inside.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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In it, Cherish stars in a new sitcom while filming a reality show pilot for Bravo.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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By filming Mullin speaking to his performance coach about his axing in a coffee shop as Palmer chats to his father, Andy, on the telephone, the producers got far more than would surely have been the case with a more formal interview to camera.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The show has a punk rock, garage band, DIY, mix tape, basement, make-do sensibility, flowing from the band and album inspiring its title.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Yellow crime scene tape blocked much of Triplefin Way and sectioned off the home where the shooting occurred.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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