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
Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2025
The awards ceremony will be taped live from the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on August 16, 2025.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
There’s an awful lot of tape to run until noon on January 20, 2028.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The show was taped in Los Angeles, where Fein relocated in 1971 after college, but also aired on local-access channels in Austin, Texas, a stronghold of roots music, and, on a less regular basis, New York City and Seattle.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Aug. 2025
The awards ceremony will be taped live from the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, on August 16, 2025.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Copper foil tape, which inhibits their movements by reacting with their mucous and giving an electric shock, can be wrapped around garden bed frames, says Khan.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
There’s an awful lot of tape to run until noon on January 20, 2028.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
Noun
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The trailer ends with the canine protagonist watching a videotape of a man seemingly accepting his untimely fate.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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In an era just before the iPhone, well enough Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, Octagon would then upload the videotapes to a website designed to promote the athletes.—
Daniel Kaplan,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ackie costars in The Thursday Murder Club as Donna De Freitas, a police officer who gets roped into the club's investigation.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Episode Five: With Jeremiah stuck at the office, a reluctant Conrad gets roped into wedding planning with Belly.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Associated PressThe folders included hundreds of images of court documents dating back years, along with video clips that appeared to show police body camera footage from searches and interviews conducted with victims.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Our brains are actually wired to be social, with chemicals like dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin playing crucial roles in our interactions.—
Nancy Marshall,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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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
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Julianne Finch, a Bakersfield financial advisor, bandaged blisters on her feet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
Verb
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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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Lie on your back and loop the strap around the middle of your right foot.—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Thomas said her two dogs are sometimes allowed to walk around the yard but are otherwise chained in the back.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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In one of the most brutal sequences, Jaén is captured, chained, interrogated, and finally killed by being crushed under a car.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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