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
EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
In 2020, Lohan found herself on videotape with Meyers, Quaid, Elaine Hendrix, and Lisa Ann Walter during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Camille Gantzer, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Moscow says Hanks would join him and his friends in the park, videotaping them doing various scenarios that happened in the film.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Based on the 1991 novel by Koji Suzuki, Ringu centers on a journalist who looks into the mystery behind a cryptic videotape whose viewers die seven days after watching it.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
In 2020, Lohan found herself on videotape with Meyers, Quaid, Elaine Hendrix, and Lisa Ann Walter during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Camille Gantzer, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
Walmart's third-party workers' compensation administrators investigated Fonseca, videotaped him driving an RV, and determined no further action was warranted, his attorneys said.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Moscow says Hanks would join him and his friends in the park, videotaping them doing various scenarios that happened in the film.
—Sara Belcher, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
Noun
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However, the varying hues along the spectrum of solitude stretch from intense (alone in a cabin in the woods, lacking even your phone) to being alone but having some kind of engagement with others (spending a solitary afternoon watching cooking videos or reading blog posts).—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
25 Jan. 2025
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The video showed Nuñez in 2014 urging lawmakers to support the bill, which extended in-state tuition prices to undocumented students who attended high school in Florida.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The clip, obtained by multiple outlets, shows three takes the actors filmed on May 23, 2023 from a slow-motion dance scene in the early days of their characters’ eventually abusive romance.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the footage, above, which Entertainment Weekly received from Baldoni's legal counsel, Bryan Freedman, the two stars can be seen filming a scene in which their characters, Lily and Ryle, slow dance romantically for a slow-motion montage.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Each line will have its own delays that occur randomly, such as the cash register running out of tape or a customer who forgets an item.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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After a heated argument between Yuri and Juliana and an emotional viewing of their mothers' time capsule tape, Yuri and Kitty share a kiss.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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