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
Noun
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Both sides made the case that the videos will prove their point.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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New videos are posted to the show’s YouTube account every week.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The show was never nominated for Emmy Awards in writing or directing categories, and won just two in total, for videotape editing and for Sanford (the first black woman to win Best Comedy Actress).—
Jim McKairnes,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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While paper documents are the most common source of classified information, photographs, maps, motion pictures, videotapes, databases, microfilms, hard drives, CDs and more can be classified.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Industrial-strength double-sided tapes, like Gorilla Tape, offer a durable, weather-resistant bond that works well for smooth, flat surfaces.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2025
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Stephanie brings a pistol along, with Sean stuck in the middle in an elaborate attempt to get the dearly-but-not-really departed to confess to murder on tape.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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“Tape recording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recording. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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