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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Noun
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Numerous reports and videos of thundersnow in downtown Chicago began to roll in after midnight local time.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025 -
Scott David Mason, 61, was accused of distributing photos and videos 50 times using the messaging app Kik between March 28 and May 1.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Amid towering speakers, gold records, stacks of videotapes, Sony Trinitrons, overflowing ashtrays, and a bar stocked with tequila and a lineup of squat green Dom Pérignon bottles sent over by the labels, the Les Garland Show streamed.—
tom freston,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
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Hunt was a pro tennis pioneer, as well, and the source of that film is a trove of some 600 videotapes of tournaments around the world that reside on shelves inside SubTropolis.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s even some cassette tapes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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These tapes are gonna be used to essentially keep his story going.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Tape recordings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recordings. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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