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
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Well, that tape is still out there, therefore, Heisenberg’s formula is still out there.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Only after several reporters began observing the site and taking photographs did officers arrive to tape off the area with crime scene tape.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
From there, consider other aftermarket updates, such as installing a tape trim or adding a liner, to lend additional heft.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Well, that tape is still out there, therefore, Heisenberg’s formula is still out there.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
Only after several reporters began observing the site and taking photographs did officers arrive to tape off the area with crime scene tape.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 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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The group has backed leading AI model developers such as OpenAI, as well as application-level startups like OpusClip, a generative-AI video-editing platform, and Tempus AI, which applies machine learning to precision medicine.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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There’s the younger wife who falls in love with the woman her husband hires for a threesome, then walks off 10 minutes later with a $210m settlement once Nash acquires video evidence of his extensive perversions.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 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
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Students will learn to wire avionics as well as to troubleshoot and repair wiring issues.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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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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The kind where communication feels electric and aligned, where conversations don’t loop in circles but actually go somewhere.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
2 Nov. 2025
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Trails will loop through the park and its open areas, connecting with the nearby Crossings municipal golf course and adjacent neighborhoods.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Even as Altman pitches a science-fictional future, his company is chained to products and business models from the recent technological past.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many Spanish eateries keep tables and chairs outdoors, even after hours, by stacking them together and even chaining them to deter theft.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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