video game

[vid-ee-oh-geym] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌgeɪm /

NOUN

game on computer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

computer game

WEAK

Nintendo™ Playstation™ Xbox™ computerized game electronic game

Example Sentences

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The temple is referenced in songs by American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and inspired a spin-off of the video game Mortal Kombat.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Vagner loved the Santa Monica Pier, which he’d seen in a video game he’d played with his teenage son in Rio.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Also a writer of manga and video game scripts, this was Yang's first book translated into English, by Taiwanese-American King.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Guests: Cecilia D’Anastasio, video game reporter for Bloomberg.

From Slate • May 17, 2026

If my life were a video game, I would have hit the reset button a long time ago.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman