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
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
One of the employees, Michael Braunschweig, was videotaped helping people off the plane.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 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
The victim told the officers the group followed him around the store, began to videotape him, harassed him and stole his bag.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
One of the employees, Michael Braunschweig, was videotaped helping people off the plane.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
Noun
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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
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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
Verb
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Romance rumors between Siwa and Hughes sparked when they were filmed getting physically close on the show, cuddling and holding hands.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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For the uninitiated, Evans and Uwais met in 2007 when the director was filming a documentary about silat, a Southeast Asian martial art form, in the future actor's training hall.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The 5-11, 279-pounder might be worth a seventh-round flyer because of his good tape and natural leverage despite his small stature.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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His tape shows a highly capable lineman who is exceptionally athletic for his size and was a first-team All-American while playing in the nation’s toughest conference.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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