as in videos
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV
the documentary included a tape recording of one of the actor's earliest performances
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Recent Examples of tape recordings
For instance, recent research by Liana Zanette of Western University, London, Ontario, and colleagues has shown that tape recordings of human voices startle a whole host of large African mammals, from warthogs to giraffes.
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape recordings
Noun
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The Platte County Sheriff’s Office found 66 videos from the airport restroom, each depicting a different woman, on Ludwig’s phone, according to the probable cause statement.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Two short videos show Fry at his Bartonville residence holding a human skull with dirt, hair, and leaves attached.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Within weeks, sales of videotapes, CDs, and audio cassettes of her performance raised more than $500,000 for the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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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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There’s a whole room in her house full of CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes and vinyl records.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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Longman, production exec Suzy Aplin and their team sifted through 1,800 audition tapes before whittling things down.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Tape recordings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recordings. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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