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
Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators could also take tabulator tapes, ballot images and voter rolls.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026
The band was also unique in allowing fans to tape the concerts, with vigorous trading of tapes helping to spread recognition of their music outside of radio play.
—Adam Levine, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Other than these tapes, there was no like.
—Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators could also take tabulator tapes, ballot images and voter rolls.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Baseboards, trim, and any objects, like light switches, should be taped off with painters tape.
—Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026
The band was also unique in allowing fans to tape the concerts, with vigorous trading of tapes helping to spread recognition of their music outside of radio play.
—Adam Levine, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
Noun
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How about the videotape evidence showing that Good was veering her car away from the ICE agent?—
James D. Zirin,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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The American pilot and his navigator were tried and found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide, but they were later found guilty of obstruction of justice and conduct unbecoming of an officer for the destruction of a videotape of the incident.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Epstein files continue to rope in the royal family, too.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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Americans have been roped even further into this dark, tragic story because of the president’s bizarre equivocation and emotional outbursts about it.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Examples include video evidence after federal agents fatally shot Good and Alex Pretti, which appeared to undermine elements of the government’s accounts of what happened.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Master carpenters are on site to help teach the homebuilding process to builders of all skill levels, everything from how to hold a hammer to how to wire the house for electricity.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Jayhawks led wire to wire in the second period.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
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The first night you’re bandaged, though not as much as people might think.—
Patricia Tortolani,
Allure,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The cords loop through the sole unit and lock with a toggle, so the components connect mechanically instead of being bonded with traditional adhesives.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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For a simple, inexpensive DIY solution, loop a rubber band around each end of the hanger.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One protester chained herself to a Jaguar sedan that was parked in the middle of the road with its tires slashed, according to a police report.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Schweit said Braun was thrown in the trunk of a car and later kept chained in a snowmobile trailer.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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