as in video
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 videotape
Travis Bean, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Single motions from both sport and dance are isolated and repeated, creating the sense of having been clearly edited, or disassembled and dissected, like so much videotape.
—Tim Griffin, Artforum, 1 May 2022
Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
In the last few days he was photographed and videotaped at a concert of Horan’s in South America; Horan has just wrapped on his The Show live tour.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
On her 31st birthday, the same age at which Calum would eventually take his own life, Sophie revisits photographs and videotape in a moment of emotional turmoil.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Single motions from both sport and dance are isolated and repeated, creating the sense of having been clearly edited, or disassembled and dissected, like so much videotape.
—Tim Griffin, Artforum, 1 May 2022
Verb
Katie wants to rid the house of it once and for all; Micah wants to videotape it (which only seems to embolden the angry spirit).
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
In the last few days he was photographed and videotaped at a concert of Horan’s in South America; Horan has just wrapped on his The Show live tour.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
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There was some preliminary talk about a couple of ideas, including a day-in-the-life Instagram video series about her experience at the college nationals.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Kansas City Chiefs running backs coach Porter Ellett posted a video on his X account showing the helicopter flying toward the field.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Mackie’s first few weeks of filming in Colorado in late 2022 were challenging in a different way.John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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Cursory googling says the show was filmed from June to July, so some months have passed since the men were on camera.Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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The plaques accompanying the statues also included some of the derogatory comments made in Trump's Access Hollywood tape.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because before that n—as were still sleeping at their aunt’s house, and living tape to tape.Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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