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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  1. videos
  2. videotapes
  3. tapes
Noun
  • The SuperVinoBros, who post fun, peppy videos about their drinking adventures, are determined to change that.
    — Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Her haul videos had already developed an audience before the $1,625 trip.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of videos
Noun
  • 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
  • About immediately after getting over the surprise, Veach went into overdrive by watching countless tapes of Jackson.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • When Guilfoyle started working for Court TV in New York, Newsom would review tapes of her broadcasts, critiquing her facial expressions.
    — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tapes

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“Tape recordings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape%20recordings. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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