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
Chad Pergram, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
Police have seized videotapes that show some of the assaults, according to court documents.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
And then earlier this month, the doctor was hit with 17 new felony charges of allegedly videotaping himself molesting a 6-year-old child on at least six occasions in 2023 and this year.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In fact, our group is immortalized on videotape, shown in the stands several times throughout the game.
—Chad Pergram, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2024
Police have seized videotapes that show some of the assaults, according to court documents.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2024
Verb
That's the same thing at the county, plus everything is videotaped.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
And then earlier this month, the doctor was hit with 17 new felony charges of allegedly videotaping himself molesting a 6-year-old child on at least six occasions in 2023 and this year.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
Noun
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Footage of both competing teams is also intertwined into the video.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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During all of this, Katie took photos and videos to send to her out-of-state family.Jordan Greene, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Naya shared an unboxing video on TikTok that was filmed in her hospital room.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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Three shows were later filmed and put onto Netflix in 2020 under the same name.Leila Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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The really clunky moments come off like an audition tape in which the off-camera casting assistant running lines is late on their cues.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Methods to prevent such damage include leaving batteries in retail packaging, covering terminals with tape or using a protective pouch.Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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