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
James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
The American pilot and his navigator were tried and found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide, but they were later found guilty of obstruction of justice and conduct unbecoming of an officer for the destruction of a videotape of the incident.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Sat up the front, videotaped it, sent it to everyone at home.
—Michaela Neville, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
How about the videotape evidence showing that Good was veering her car away from the ICE agent?
—James D. Zirin, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
The American pilot and his navigator were tried and found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide, but they were later found guilty of obstruction of justice and conduct unbecoming of an officer for the destruction of a videotape of the incident.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
Another officer was videotaped pinning a driver down and punching his head into the pavement.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
Sat up the front, videotaped it, sent it to everyone at home.
—Michaela Neville, Wired News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
Noun
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After a video review, the referee ruled the stick was at or below the cross bar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The stars of that team, Deron Williams and Dee Brown, sat together at Saturday’s game, drawing huge cheers when they were shown on the video board.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the altercation seen on video, Littrell appears to claim that Gallagher grabbed his phone, then proceeded to film him.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Giovanni Castañeda Nieto's cousin was going to film his graduation to show his mother, who didn't attend because of concerns about ICE.—
Betsy Badell,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There, an officer ushered her under yellow tape.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The album, sourced from the record's original analog master tapes, was reissued in both vinyl and CD form in September.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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