as in videotapes
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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Recent Examples of videos
Pau’s videos, operating both as personal diaries and layered social commentaries, reflect a territorial condition mired in uncertainty.
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Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
In gathering evidence, the commission received videos and testimony from officials and ordinary citizens, and held five public hearings that wrapped up on Tuesday.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
These days the singer-songwriter has been making videos and recordings of musicians with Amish and Mennonite roots — building audiences well beyond the conservative religious communities.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
YouTube videos, podcast, books, newsletters, seeds, gardening tools and a direct-to-consumer business.
—Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
Known by the handle Evilheartful E, Cheng has 45,000 subscribers who watch him stream videos of himself playing Roblox.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Newly released videos from a 2023 incident at the Sacramento County Main Jail show a man who appeared to be injured during a struggle with sheriff’s deputies while in custody.
—Darrell Smith
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The editor’s office is also a mix of familiar and fresh—and loosely based on Anna Wintour’s exact one in the World Trade Center (Gonchor watched videos for research).
—Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
Instagram Reels, videos on X, TikToks, YouTube shorts, and whatever is happening on Facebook.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
In gathering evidence, the commission received videos and testimony from officials and ordinary citizens, and held five public hearings that wrapped up on Tuesday.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
These days the singer-songwriter has been making videos and recordings of musicians with Amish and Mennonite roots — building audiences well beyond the conservative religious communities.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
YouTube videos, podcast, books, newsletters, seeds, gardening tools and a direct-to-consumer business.
—Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
Known by the handle Evilheartful E, Cheng has 45,000 subscribers who watch him stream videos of himself playing Roblox.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Newly released videos from a 2023 incident at the Sacramento County Main Jail show a man who appeared to be injured during a struggle with sheriff’s deputies while in custody.
—Darrell Smith
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
The editor’s office is also a mix of familiar and fresh—and loosely based on Anna Wintour’s exact one in the World Trade Center (Gonchor watched videos for research).
—Mara Reinstein, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
Instagram Reels, videos on X, TikToks, YouTube shorts, and whatever is happening on Facebook.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for videos
Noun
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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
Noun
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The Tribune became the first news organization to publish the entire 246,000-word transcript of the Watergate tapes, scooping even the government printing office by several hours.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Among the items seized during the search were all ballots, tabulator tapes from the scanners that tally the votes, electronic ballot images created when the ballots were counted and then recounted, and all voter rolls from the 2020 election.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Videos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videos. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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