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as in videotape
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV every Thanksgiving, our family watches videos of past holiday gatherings

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adjective

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Recent Examples of video
Noun
One area of difference was video assistant referees (VAR); Infantino was a devotee, his boss a committed sceptic. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 June 2025 Job-Relevant Experience And Capabilities First, consider whether video performance is relevant to the job. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Adjective
There was the wonderful juxtaposition of a social-media video showing Cole Palmer wobbling along on a scooter in Times Square, largely unrecognised by the crowds of Americans, while his face stares down at them from a billboard. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2025 For Stalter, a stand-up comedian who became a go-to scene stealer on Hacks, Too Much proved to be an unexpected gift from Dunham, who wrote the female protagonist with Stalter’s voice in mind after discovering her videos on TikTok. Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for video
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Noun
  • When Combs was first indicted on RICO charges, and news broke that federal agents had seized videotapes from his homes in raids, onlookers forecast a massive reckoning for the entertainment industry.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2025
  • Combs’ defense team freely admitted that his relationship with Ventura was violent, as seen in an infamous 2016 videotape of Combs beating Ventura in an elevator lobby at the InterContinental hotel in Los Angeles.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • The photographic update comes a matter of weeks after Parker previewed new Tame Impala material during a surprise DJ set at Barcelona’s Nitsa Club.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 14 July 2025
  • The sighting marks the first photographic evidence of a dhole in this area.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The store was also part of a grassroots movement keeping the old formats of vinyl and tape alive.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
  • The engineer kept those tapes for decades as well as other recordings that include trumpeter Kenny Dorham, whose performance at the Blue Morocco is a separate Resonance Record Store Day release this year.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • In the onslaught of graphic videos the victims are lost, yet simultaneously the viewer is lost as well.
    Will Potter July 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Her collection features millions of childhood artworks across developmental milestones — from scribbles to finger paintings and pictorial works — and has served as a major source of inspiration for Belott’s own artistic practice.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
  • Guests enjoy regional meals and vintage art, plus cycling and hiking trails and, most notably, Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos, a route through southern Spain’s most pictorial white villages.
    Jessica Benavides Canepa, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025

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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/video. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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