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noun

ˈvi-dē-ˌō How to pronounce video (audio)
Definition of videonext
as in videotape
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV every Thanksgiving, our family watches videos of past holiday gatherings

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adjective

as in photographic

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Recent Examples of video
Noun
In 2024, Jackson revealed he had been diagnosed with kidney disease in a video shared to his social media accounts. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 Explore See latest videos, charts and news In a short video, Tyler, 78, climbs a ladder outside the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to affix some letters to its iconic marquee, with Halfin along to help with the spelling. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
Adjective
What sounds like multiple gunshots can be heard in a video ABC News reporter Selina Wang posted of her taping at the White House. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 May 2026 Her video podcast will go twice-weekly—and Amazon will build out a universe around Oprah's Favorite Things, book club, and content from 25 seasons of her talk show. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for video
Recent Examples of Synonyms for video
  1. videotape
  2. photographic
  3. tape
  4. graphic
  5. pictorial
Noun
  • Or the fact that the Magician has recorded the group ritual through which the demon was transported into the little girl’s body on videotape.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Pontiac, Michigan show – which was filmed on two-inch videotape and has never been previously released – has a very similar setlist.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of videotape
Adjective
  • Such actor-role hybrids are created not through genetic splicing but through photographic exposure—through the logic of the screen.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The division between photographic image and abstraction produces a tension between evidence and the imagination.
    — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of photographic
Noun
  • The small aircraft was seen just off the road and burnt out, while red scene tape was set up to cordon off the area.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There was plenty of archives to work with, as Carroll was a pack rat with a robust archive full of audio tapes of interviews from McCalls, NBC, and others.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tape
Adjective
  • Looks leaned bold and graphic, with attendees embracing oversize T-shirts, statement denim, layered looks and chunky accessories.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than a hard, graphic line, her makeup artist smudged burgundy tones under the lower lashes.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of graphic
Adjective
  • Recent technical examinations reveal several modifications beneath the pictorial surface.
    — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In childhood, in adulthood, in her old age, Evans was besotted by dreams, turbulent, awesome, pictorial dreams.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of pictorial

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“Video.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/video. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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