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videotape

[vid-ee-oh-tayp] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌteɪp /


NOUN
videocassette
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“Wouldn’t it be natural to think that goods or services from a videotape service provider would be video-related services?” asked Justice Clarence Thomas.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

In the early 80s, Grampian became the first UK regional TV company to gather the day's news footage on videotape - ending the need to spend hours developing and processing film.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The secretly shared videotape was so satisfying that people literally died watching it, so frozen in their bliss that they forgot about their own human needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

“Adriana was afraid that, since there was nothing in the contract about videotape back when she did the voice and ‘Snow White’ was about to come out on videotape,” recalled Woodman.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025

Have you ever seen the videotape of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan?

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

In 1987, Mr. Birney’s Conor is a happy nerd, comfortably living alone in a small Baltimore house with a shelf of videotapes and other amusements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

A collection of videotapes that was yet to be moved to an archive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025

We spent hours on the phone, and he shared old videotapes and other materials.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

He resigned just as he was starting a third term and fled the country in disgrace after leaked videotapes showed his spy chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, bribing lawmakers.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

One of Braden’s digitized videotapes is of the tennis great Andre Agassi hitting a forehand.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

After both planes landed in the United Kingdom, Trump was videotaped coming down the steps from the larger jet, before making his way to the new retrofitted Air Force One.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Detectives then read him his Miranda rights, and he made a second videotaped confession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Freeman declined to discuss the claim beyond her videotaped statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Jurors heard from former OpenAI board members and executives - some in person, others via videotaped sworn depositions - detailing first-hand experiences of Altman allegedly failing to be forthright.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

A few days later I had to go to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Department, where they videotaped my statement.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

She was particularly concerned when her favorite show, “Armchair Expert,” started videotaping interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

“A lot of times they’ll be secretly videotaping you or recording you.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2024

I also remember videotaping one medic’s baby daughter before we returned to deploy with the unit into Iraq.

From Salon ● May 27, 2024

He went 5-17 the rest of the way in Denver, with the last straw appearing to be a Spygate-like videotaping scandal that earned McDaniels and the team separate fines from the league.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2022

I never thought about writing poetry before, but Mr. Ward said he’s going to start videotaping our Friday sessions.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes


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