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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
Snatches of real newscasts and YouTube videos provide a steady update on where the conflict has gotten as time passes, and even reveal that the options may not be so black and white for Oleh. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 Rudolph’s casting was announced in a video posted to Instagram, with Rudolph and Kalyn wearing the same outfit and participating in an internet trend. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Aug. 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
  • Those stories took on new significance when Kennedy pulled out decades-old videotapes documenting their encounters.
    — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • What follows is impalement and orgasm in the same instant—one spear through both women, blood passing from Billy’s mouth onto Kris’s upturned face—and when their breathing stops, the hole at the bottom of the lake pushes out a fresh videotape.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of videotape
Adjective
  • Simpson was identified by the occupants aboard Del Sol's boat through a photographic lineup, according to the affidavit.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Launched in 1960, Project CORONA became the world’s first successful photographic reconnaissance satellite program.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of photographic
Noun
  • Adam Scott’s daughter got a taste of reality when her dad’s audition tape was shown in her acting class.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Uniformed police and National Guard troops converged on the scene, which was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape, keeping ​visitors away.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tape
Adjective
  • Justin also dressed for the occasion, in an oversized graphic tee, basketball shorts, and SKYLRK boots.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The two met before the actor underwent heart surgery in 2009, and Schneider, a graphic designer, reportedly helped nurse the star back to health following his procedure.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of graphic
Adjective
  • These pictorial cards also capture scenes along the Fox River, as well as schools, churches, hotels, historic buildings, bridges, the railroad, events and celebrations.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • It was coined in Japan in the 1990s for small pictorial symbols used in electronic messaging.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of pictorial

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