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
Lander was videotaped asking authorities for a judicial warrant and holding on to a man agents were looking to detain before being arrested himself.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 24 June 2025
Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
The Police Department then lost the videotapes of interviews with Mejia’s children who had been in the duplex that day.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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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
Lander was videotaped asking authorities for a judicial warrant and holding on to a man agents were looking to detain before being arrested himself.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 24 June 2025
Verb
Those videotapes could well be child pornography that the government doesn’t want to release for very understandable reasons.
—Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
The Police Department then lost the videotapes of interviews with Mejia’s children who had been in the duplex that day.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for videotape
Noun
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And now, Mushi has gone viral again, with a video posted to his official TikTok account @mushimaltipoo on August 6.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Scott, attending a court hearing via video feed from Corcoran state prison, clasped his hands and thanked God and all involved with his release.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Consequently, the unit’s members film themselves torturing and executing Palestinians.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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With the series expected to film in Mexico, no plot details have yet been revealed.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But that coverage bust is on tape now, and other teams will try to exploit that look again.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Only after several reporters began observing the site and taking photographs did officers arrive to tape off the area with crime scene tape.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Videotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videotape. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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