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
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
The New Museum has a packing-tape problem.
—Sukjong Hong, Curbed, 9 Apr. 2026
Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
By Monday night, snow showers and high winds will tape off.
—Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Be sure to use fresh plumber's tape when threading the showerhead back on to prevent leaks.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
The New Museum has a packing-tape problem.
—Sukjong Hong, Curbed, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
As a deputy was putting crime scene tape up at the second shooting location, the suspect drove up and hit him, pushing the deputy about 40 feet, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
By Monday night, snow showers and high winds will tape off.
—Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
Noun
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Back in the 1960s, there wasn't a home video market, and videotape was expensive, so it was erased for reuse.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Set in the ’90s, the game tasks players with such activities as stocking shelves, manning the checkout counter, and balancing the daily books; sometimes a videotape needs to be rewound, or a patron disputes a late fee.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The playground would be the envy of children anywhere; Stratton, a father of two, pointed out a water park, a climbing wall, and rope climbing towers.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Carrie rides Western, and is currently training in barrel racing, with the goal of competing in the California Junior Rodeo Association in both barrels and breakaway roping, as well as this year’s Casey Tibbs Gymkhanas.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Australian actor, 31, stars in the new horror movie as Arthur, who re-creates and uploads videos of the kills shown in the titular 1978 film (once widely believed to be an actual snuff film), opposite Barbie Ferreira, who plays a content moderator trying to thwart him.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts snapped thousands of photos during their historic pass around the moon, shot video and recorded their personal observations to give researchers insights based on the color sensitivity of the human eye.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The optical fibers that wire our world are predominantly made from silicon dioxide, which also makes up beach sand.—
John Ballato,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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Itum caused Helios employees to wire money from MoviePass and Helios accounts to a Kaleidoscope bank account to pay the sham invoices.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His face was scratched and his arm was bandaged.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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He was hooked up to an IV along with several monitors and his arm and hand were bandaged.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If everything checks out, the service module’s main engine will fire Thursday evening to send the crew on a trajectory that will loop them around the Moon.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Rather, Orion will loop around the moon's far side this evening in a history-making flyby.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mythos is not simply good at finding vulnerabilities, Graham said, but also at chaining them together into complicated exploits that can be devastating hacking tools.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Daisy chaining of multiple monitors is one way to increase screen area.—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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