as in videos
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV
a vid of the pop star performing her latest hit single
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Images of piles of body bags and videos of government agents in Iran firing indiscriminately on protesters opposed to the country’s repressive regime have left experts and world leaders alike struggling to investigate just how many people the ayatollah’s forces have killed in recent weeks.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Photos and videos of Punch in the enclosure have racked up millions of views and comments as people dedicate their time and emotional wellbeing to the small downturned face.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2026
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Within weeks, sales of videotapes, CDs, and audio cassettes of her performance raised more than $500,000 for the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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Living among vinyl records, books and videotapes – relics of a life once fully lived — Al finds his fragile balance shattered when a real estate company targets his home for demolition, forcing him to confront both material and emotional dispossession.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Vids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vids. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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