as in tapes
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 videotapes
Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2025
The main use of the internet by these terrorist groups – incentivizing and radicalizing supporters and stoking fear with propaganda – is something bin Laden would have had to do with videotapes played by the news.
—Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
In an era just before the iPhone, well enough Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, Octagon would then upload the videotapes to a website designed to promote the athletes.
—Daniel Kaplan, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
For a brief period, RCA VideoDiscs shared the shelves with videotapes, but usually only at independent shops and never with as many titles available.
—Allison Marsh, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Sep. 2025
The main use of the internet by these terrorist groups – incentivizing and radicalizing supporters and stoking fear with propaganda – is something bin Laden would have had to do with videotapes played by the news.
—Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
In an era just before the iPhone, well enough Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, Octagon would then upload the videotapes to a website designed to promote the athletes.
—Daniel Kaplan, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotapes
Noun
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The show tapes weekly in Los Angeles and features celebrity-pro dance pairings performing live for judges and viewers.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Bell remembers Allen borrowing her VHS tapes of Michael Jackson and trying to emulate his moves.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Police officers need a warrant to confiscate or view photographs and videos.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Photos and videos circulating across social media show the trio posing and cutting a luxurious cake, smiling from ear to ear.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Videotapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotapes. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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