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
Daniel Kaplan, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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There are no wedding photos of them, no concert tickets, no mix tapes.—
Seema Jilani
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Kim’s Video Underground excavation also prompted some fond reminiscing on the days of VHS tapes and video rental stores.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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Local reports and videos shared on social media showed protesters attacking the homes in and around Kathmandu.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The 6-foot-6 centre who studies Tage Thompson YouTube videos in his spare time could be a dominant junior hockey player this season.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Videotapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotapes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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