Thesaurus results for TAPE RECORDINGS

tape recordings

noun

plural of tape recording

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 The same year, Rebecca spoke with i-D about watching a documentary centered around her father’s private tape recordings, 2015’s Listen to Me Marlon. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 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. — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Police and the El Paso, Texas, branch of the NAACP are condemning a group of people, possibly including youths, who were shown wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods in viral social media videos.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
Explore See latest videos, charts and news Gillies announced the project on social media alongside an auction benefiting Support Act, the Australian charity that provides crisis relief and mental health support to musicians and crew.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of videos

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Armed with just two open-reel videotapes, Goodman lugged his hulking camera and tripod behind percussionist Juma Sultan and began to document Hendrix’s historic set just 15 feet away from the musician.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
The company over time grew from offering records, to cassette tapes, then CDs, eventually adding videotapes, then DVDs and Blu-rays to its mail-order offerings.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of videotapes

Noun

Music scenes were insular; tapes were copied by hand and passed between friends and family.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
More important sonically, Collins and his collaborators located the original tapes, including 7-inch studio reels recorded at 15 ips and, through Cynthia Lee, the EP master.

— Cary Baker, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2026

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