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
Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 July 2025
Trump is acting like Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal after aide Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of the White House taping system in July 1973.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025
Surveillance video allegedly showed Perkins lying face down on the ground as a third employee wrapped tape around his wrists, according to court documents.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Its timeslot competitor on NBC, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, had pared down taping days last year from five to four—with reruns aired on Fridays.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 July 2025
Trump is acting like Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal after aide Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of the White House taping system in July 1973.
—Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Verb
The back clasp can feel a bit scratchy, but she’s found that adding a small piece of clear tape solves the issue without compromising comfort.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025
Surveillance video allegedly showed Perkins lying face down on the ground as a third employee wrapped tape around his wrists, according to court documents.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
Noun
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The Police Department then lost the videotapes of interviews with Mejia’s children who had been in the duplex that day.—
Bianca Moreno-Paz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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This time, Ding got out of the car and tapped the bed of the pickup, a videotape of the encounter shows.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Recorded last winter in New York, the album ropes together all three members of Big Thief with a wide range of collaborators, including Alena Spanger, Caleb Michel, Hannah Cohen, Jon Nellen, Joshua Crumbly, June McDoom, Mikel Patrick Avery, and Mikey Buishas.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
5 Aug. 2025
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McClane gets roped into the threat when he's tasked with transporting white-hat computer whiz Matt Farrell (Justin Long), who Olyphant's baddie wants dead.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Although neither Taylor Swift nor Beyoncé had much action in the way of new music videos in the past year, those two perennial VMAs winners remain up for artist of the year, a category that is not tied to any specific video.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph, 2025, U.S., 107m New York Premiere Visual artist and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph’s video installation BLKNWS debuted in galleries and museums across the country in 2019, immersing viewers in the imagined world of a television news network from a Black perspective.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Thread the rope or cord through the holes in the pool noodle pieces, connecting them.—
Maryal Miller Carter,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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It can be used corded or cordless (20 hours), and the misting attachment can keep you up to 10 degrees cooler.—
Terri Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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That’s because, biologically, we’re wired to seek safety and support from these attachment figures—parents, friends, romantic partners—which makes things complicated when that same individual is the one subtly manipulating or dismissing us.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
14 Aug. 2025
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Growing up in an immigrant household, where achievement was highly valued, I was already wired not to acknowledge stress.—
David Ko,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Julianne Finch, a Bakersfield financial advisor, bandaged blisters on her feet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
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Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it!—
Lynn Zovighian,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Verb
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These connectors are used to drive AI initiatives in the short term by pulling select data sets and looping them together.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The belt loops and pleats give them a polished, vintage aesthetic in the front, while the elastic waistline in the back prevents the feeling of constraint.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Hoping to be allowed to see Tyler, who is chained in solitary confinement, Thornhill tells Dr. Fairburn that Fester is there to snoop on Wednesday’s behalf.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Wednesday comes face-to-face with Tyler, who is chained to the wall by the wrists and has an electric-shock collar on his neck.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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