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
Ellie Cook
daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
In footage obtained by PEOPLE, the man was then videotaped laying down on the ground holding his arms over his head.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 2 June 2025
Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 May 2025
In it, the 56-year-old plays a journalist who discovers a cursed videotape that kills its viewers within seven days.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
It was intended to resolve based on whether the Ukrainian leader was photographed or videotaped wearing a suit between May 22 and June 30, 2025.
—Ellie Cook
daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
In footage obtained by PEOPLE, the man was then videotaped laying down on the ground holding his arms over his head.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
Early witnesses lay foundation for Ventura's testimony Ventura was long billed as the key witness against Combs after CNN last year obtained a 2016 videotape showing Combs kicking and dragging her in a hotel elevator lobby.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 May 2025
In it, the 56-year-old plays a journalist who discovers a cursed videotape that kills its viewers within seven days.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
Noun
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Surveillance video appears to show a man in a white shirt — later identified by cops as Mora Nunez — get off the moped and approach them from behind, gun in hand.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Beth's journey after her diagnosis was filmed as part of a two-hour special on A&E called Dog & Beth: Fight of Their Lives, in 2017.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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With filming underway for The Devil Wears Prada 2, Anne Hathaway and 20th Century Studios are giving everyone a first look the actress’ Andy Sachs character, and something seems to be missing: her signature bangs.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 July 2025
Noun
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In early 1951 and 1952, Guthrie recorded these songs himself using one microphone on a reel-to-reel tape machine at his family’s two-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn, New York.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 July 2025
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The packaging — centered around a collage-style tape motif — was intentionally designed to evoke the DIY aesthetic of teen bedrooms and skateboard decks.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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