as in videotape
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV
the rival campaign leaked a tape of the senator angrily reprimanding a little boy for stepping on his foot
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Recent Examples of tape
Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
There’s even some cassette tapes.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Start by finding an interesting branch; tape off the base and spray-paint the top white.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The paper towel dispenser in the men’s restroom had tape on it.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
There’s even some cassette tapes.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
Related Stories Later, Alex goes to tape an interview with Roya Nazeri (Ava Lalezarzadeh), who is set to compete for the Iranian fencing team at the Olympics.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Start by finding an interesting branch; tape off the base and spray-paint the top white.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
Noun
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Indeed, The Ring (2002) is the film’s jumping-off point, with a plot revolving around a cursed videotape that kills all who watch it.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Amid towering speakers, gold records, stacks of videotapes, Sony Trinitrons, overflowing ashtrays, and a bar stocked with tequila and a lineup of squat green Dom Pérignon bottles sent over by the labels, the Les Garland Show streamed.—
tom freston,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Karri raised a couple of million pounds in funding last October to develop this model, and put it to good use by roping in legendary agency Pentagram for its industrial design inputs.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
5 Sep. 2025
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With two men on and the game tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Duran roped a hard line drive into the right-center gap, which rolled into the triangle between center fielder Oneil Cruz and right fielder Alexander Canario.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Nathan Ansell,
Arkansas Online,
12 Nov. 2025
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In the video, Jackson used her phone’s flashlight to better highlight the hole in the cartilage between her nostrils.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After the victim unsuccessfully attempted to wire the money remotely, a member of Marion’s crew allegedly showed up at his home and drove him to two San Diego bank branches to make the transfer in person.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Their separation came five years after the couple were entangled in the Operation Varsity Blues scandal, pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud related to paying hundreds of thousands in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The eye was later bandaged, and the UFC will wait for the UK tests before coming up with the final suspension.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Teasing the new season at the beginning of the first episode, which dropped on Thursday, the entrepreneur and reality star is seen going into an MRI scanner with her head appearing to be bandaged.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pass the first junction with Made in the Shade, but hang a right at the second to loop back.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The two craft will loop around it for about a year and then slingshot back toward Earth on their way to Mars.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The 2014 report, which included vivid descriptions of unresponsive prisoners after waterboarding and others chained from bars in stress positions for long periods of time, shocked many but did not move Cheney.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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This entire swap would have been a disaster of massive proportions had those two not remained chained together.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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