YouTube
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
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But when I ask her if she would ever invite the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, on to her wildly popular YouTube series, she doesn't skip a beat.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It notched a win this month after the teenage plaintiff in another case dropped his suit without receiving any payment from Meta, after settling with co-defendants YouTube, Snap and TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
NBCUniversal and YouTube on Monday announced the multi-year partnership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The deal will give YouTube, owned by Google, a bevy of sports, including NFL football, NBA basketball, soccer and Major League Baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
“My video on YouTube? I didn’t know I had a video on YouTube.”
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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Before meeting on the first day of rehearsals, Blickenstaff and Hunton had Googled and YouTubed each other, so they had a sense of whom they would be harmonizing with.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2016
"I'm homeless, but I'm not here to cry," said Walter West, 62, one of many attendees who were live-streamed, blogged and YouTubed during the event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2016
I YouTubed stuff, read a lot online, and figured out how to get the car running through trial and error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2016
For the revolution is not only being televised, it’s being Facebooked, YouTubed, Instagrammed and tweeted, too.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 16, 2015
“I YouTubed him and saw a video and said, Wow, he’s great.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2015
Or does he go it alone as a YouTubing content creator, who plays only majors to keep competitive juices flowing?
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
So if you have any time in the next week, do what I did and just spend time YouTubing clips of Norm and Conan, because it just doesn’t get better than that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
It was never overwhelmed by my legions of Chrome tabs, apps, and occasional Spotify, YouTubing, and Zoom calls overtop — no slowdowns or delays.
From The Verge ● Nov. 4, 2020
So I started Googling him and YouTubing him and just seeing all the things he did in the game and how he changed the game as a big-hitting, fast, athletic safety.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2017
“Just lie on that bed and calm down a bit. I won’t be nosy. I’m YouTubing anyway.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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