as in video
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 recording
Past courts ruled unanimously in cases involving a lawsuit against President Bill Clinton and President Richard M. Nixon’s tape recordings of conversations sought during the Watergate investigation.
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Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
On the first day of his trial, May 3, 1976, prosecutors won the right to introduce a tape recording of his station-house confession.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
By retirement in 1986, Burger had written more than 250 decisions, including the 1974 opinion in U.S. v. Nixon that required the president to surrender subpoenaed tape recordings and documents for use in his impeachment trial.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
The Supreme Court ruled in 1974 that then-President Richard Nixon had to turn over tape recordings to a special prosecutor in the Watergate investigation.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
On the first day of his trial, May 3, 1976, prosecutors won the right to introduce a tape recording of his station-house confession.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
By retirement in 1986, Burger had written more than 250 decisions, including the 1974 opinion in U.S. v. Nixon that required the president to surrender subpoenaed tape recordings and documents for use in his impeachment trial.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
The Supreme Court ruled in 1974 that then-President Richard Nixon had to turn over tape recordings to a special prosecutor in the Watergate investigation.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape recording
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There was overwhelming evidence of his guilt, including his DNA on the knife sheath, cell site evidence the night of the murders, video surveillance of his white Hyundai Elantra, and Amazon search and purchase history of the murder weapon.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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In video footage posted on Facebook by passenger Janice Martin-Asuque who witnessed the incident, a lifeboat can be seen floating in the choppy waters with people sitting inside.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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Bethenny had moved on: a new man, a baby on the way, and a rocket launch to fame, fortune, and, eventually, TikToks with the essence of a videotape from The Ring franchise.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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Early witnesses lay foundation for Ventura's testimony Ventura was long billed as the key witness against Combs after CNN last year obtained a 2016 videotape showing Combs kicking and dragging her in a hotel elevator lobby.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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The show has a punk rock, garage band, DIY, mix tape, basement, make-do sensibility, flowing from the band and album inspiring its title.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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That the use of the tapes and threat of exposure of those tapes to get the women to comply with what Diddy wanted to do is an element of coercion in and of itself.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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“Tape recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recording. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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