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noun

ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtāp How to pronounce videotape (audio)
Definition of videotapenext
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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verb

as in to film

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Recent Examples of videotape
Noun
Not long after the revolution, bootleg audio and videotapes began circulating in Tehran. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 29 June 2026 From anecdotes about living on location in the Nevada desert to shopping it around to distributors on videotape, their accounts illuminate the film’s winding path from a gutsy grassroots project to a Sundance hit that changed how lesbian love stories were shown on the big screen. — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 16 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
  1. video
  2. film
  3. tape
Noun
  • Digital media and the people who star in it have been cultural mainstays for teens’ entire lives, so creating social media, video or podcast content seems a natural, albeit nontraditional, career path.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Flooding pours into Indiana homes and businesses Photos and videos out of Indiana show scenes of destruction as floodwater rushed into homes and businesses, leaving them in shambles.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of video
Verb
  • One day, he was set to film with Simpson, 46, but didn’t come to set.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The crew was amazing, Calgary is such a beautiful place to live and to film.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of film
Noun
  • Adam Scott’s daughter got a taste of reality when her dad’s audition tape was shown in her acting class.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Uniformed police and National Guard troops converged on the scene, which was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape, keeping ​visitors away.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tape

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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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