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
Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Technicians joined 36 copper conductors, each measuring 19 feet long, using fiberglass tape, resin, and vacuum-pressure impregnation techniques.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Voiceover artists, who don’t own their own sound studios, need to tape when ambient noise is at a minimum.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Someone in Malta wants two tapes and an album, but postage would be $160.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 10 June 2026
Technicians joined 36 copper conductors, each measuring 19 feet long, using fiberglass tape, resin, and vacuum-pressure impregnation techniques.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Verb
Silver, learning from Stern—who brought the NBA from a league where fans would tape delay the finals to a $5-billion-a-year global industry—took that leadership to another level.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
Voiceover artists, who don’t own their own sound studios, need to tape when ambient noise is at a minimum.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
Noun
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Television started out as a live medium, after all — virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen before the use of film, and then videotape, allowed for more flexibility.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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In Episode 3, Cady watches a videotape that clearly reveals Lewis as the taunting, menacing character.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Together, the 500 companies on the list roped in $21 trillion in revenue and $2.1 trillion in profits last year, employing 30.5 million people worldwide.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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There’s a big frontier out there to conquer, and Courseau is now enough of a cowboy to rope it, brand it, and ride it into the sunset.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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As celebrations stretched into the night, some in the crowd set off fireworks in Times Square, according to video from Freedom News TV obtained by CNN.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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In the aftermath of the historic victory, some individuals were seen causing damage in videos circulating on social media.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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The Colorado Avalanche entered the Western Conference final with an aura of near invincibility after leading the NHL wire to wire, and cruising through the first two rounds in just nine games.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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That hormones shape our moods and feelings, wire our brains and guide numerous, diverse processes throughout the body means that the practice of endocrinology is not based around any particular organ.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Both players had their heads bandaged and were substituted, for Chris Wood and Filip Jorgenson, after a stoppage of around five minutes.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Paramedics bandaged and dressed the boy's wounds as Caprio learned another child was also bleeding lower on the steps.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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At first, Visa expects the majority of transactions to still loop in humans, with AI agents sending a notification for consumers to approve the actual purchase.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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This allows the light to clear both filters, loop back, and gain power.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The vulnerability is a local privilege escalation, meaning it can be chained to a separate vulnerability to give users or processes with low-level privileges the ability to defeat OS protections and gain full SYSTEM rights needed to install malware.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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If your culture rewards being chained to your desk through lunch, nobody who wants a promotion is going to step away for an hour.—
William Jones
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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