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
Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The five shows will tape in front of a live studio audience from the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House.
—Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
The tent remained in its place, now surrounded by yellow police tape.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The realization that Early needed to tuck and tape his genitals between his legs, a common process in the world of drag, came on the first day of filming.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The five shows will tape in front of a live studio audience from the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House.
—Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Why not gather all their best songs to date, tape ‘em in front of an excited fanbase, and give em another shot?
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
The tent remained in its place, now surrounded by yellow police tape.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
Noun
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The main use of the internet by these terrorist groups – incentivizing and radicalizing supporters and stoking fear with propaganda – is something bin Laden would have had to do with videotapes played by the news.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Matt and Katie are seen talking on the show this week about how Slade allegedly called him frequently to ask him to get Katie to say Gretchen never said that, and the videotape goes to the call log and a whole lot of calls from Slade.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 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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And now, Mushi has gone viral again, with a video posted to his official TikTok account @mushimaltipoo on August 6.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Scott, attending a court hearing via video feed from Corcoran state prison, clasped his hands and thanked God and all involved with his release.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For those wired to take dead aim at pin flags, golf clubs have long filled that role.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The feds advised to never wire money or pay with a gift card or cryptocurrency.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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After bandaging the bleeding leg Saturday, Bichette woke up sore Sunday, Schneider said.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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One boy in an orange shirt lay in a cot, his limbs and face bandaged after he was injured from a strike that killed his family.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Which loops attention back to the title of the show: hope.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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However, beneath the surface lies a hidden world of swirling currents, where grains sneak sideways or loop in circles instead of following the obvious flow.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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Prometheus was chained to a rock for stealing the fire of the gods and giving it to human beings.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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One demanding client who insists on weekly in-person meetings can chain you to a location for years.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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