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
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
These snares use tape and wire to safely sample hair from animals to collect DNA and other data.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Use a heavy-duty, clear plastic sheet on a frame or tape clear plastic film to the inside of window frames during the cold winter months to help insulate.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Charlie McAvoy warmed up with a stick that had Pride tape on the shaft.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
These snares use tape and wire to safely sample hair from animals to collect DNA and other data.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
If that doesn't help, tape a piece of screen over the attachment.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Use a heavy-duty, clear plastic sheet on a frame or tape clear plastic film to the inside of window frames during the cold winter months to help insulate.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
Noun
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Living among vinyl records, books and videotapes – relics of a life once fully lived — Al finds his fragile balance shattered when a real estate company targets his home for demolition, forcing him to confront both material and emotional dispossession.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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Then these first three episodes are whiplash with them back in college, leading up to this videotape recording in episode three.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps good writers/speakers could carry lassos, rope the culprits in, and teach them proper English!—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Jan. 2026
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As frigid Cold War conspiracies start unfolding, they’re roped into becoming CIA operatives to help uncover what exactly happened to their partners.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
27 Dec. 2025
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With this year being the 40th anniversary of the Dragon Ball anime, we’ve been graced with a new video scored by Hans Zimmer and details on a new anime series.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The video segments and special effects always played to the lyrics, strengthening storylines with images that moved between fantastical and rooted in reality.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Don’t reply to letters or emails asking you to wire or transfer money to your bank account.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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The artwork must be wired and ready for hanging with the center of the hanging wire at least 1 1/2 inches from the top of the piece.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Later, still bandaged and bleeding, Martinez was arrested by the FBI on charges of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Others are leaving, bandaged, carrying the caps and aftercare kits their clinics provided.—
Matthew Kayser,
Ascend Agency,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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If not, loop a beach neighborhood and call it joy.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.—
Karina Elwood,
Washington Post,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Twenty-one sailors were chained, stripped and sold into slavery.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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One of Elizabeth Vartkessian’s clients had been left chained to a bed as a baby with a bottle and some bowls nearby.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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