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
Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The team viewed the videotape after practice and learned that the kick was indeed good.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
In 1989, DuMont struck a deal to syndicate the show nationally and started videotaping the show for air as well.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
When the film showed in New York in 2006 at Lincoln Center, the theater played it off a videotape; in 2017, MoMA screened it from a file.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The team viewed the videotape after practice and learned that the kick was indeed good.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
Verb
Other officers arrested the man, police said, adding that a law enforcement helicopter videotaped the incident.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
In 1989, DuMont struck a deal to syndicate the show nationally and started videotaping the show for air as well.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
Noun
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Then, with an in-arena announcement after a video review, the Tigers were bumped up to third, finishing in front of Utah.—
Henry Chappell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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Other gunmen drove over the bodies of those killed in the street, videos verified by The Times show.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Backgrid Pausing to greet fans while filming her new show The Beauty in Paris, Hadid—who wore a patchwork top, floor-grazing jeans, and pointed heels—seemed to be in high spirits.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Hill was filming his friend pointing the gun when the 14-year-old shot him, according to police.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Eventually the band banter established that the song might’ve been deemed tricky due to having too many chords, which led to a recollection of Wiedlin having once put tape markers on her guitar as cheats.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Kind of felt like slow motion, got his head up and put it on my tape.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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