as in videotapes
a recording (as of a movie) for playback on a TV
the rival campaign leaked a tape of the senator angrily reprimanding a little boy for stepping on his foot
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Recent Examples of tapes
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
After airing, the recording of the historic performance was placed in the BBC archives and subsequently erased, as the BBC commonly (and now notoriously) wiped and reused tapes at the time.
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Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
Chiarella felt the onscreen passion between Bird and Clausen early on, when the pair was just submitting self-tapes.
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William Earl,
Variety,
19 June 2026
The audio tapes were obtained by the Justice Department during its investigation into concerns that Biden mishandled classified materials.
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Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
That’s when Long learned about self-tapes.
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Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The walls had been painted Blockbuster yellow, shelves lined the space, blue carpeting covered the floor and interior lighting illuminated rows of VHS tapes.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Later in the episode, Larry visits Shaq in the hospital, delivering him VHS tapes of Seinfeld and makes up with the athlete, who finds out his injury wasn't season-ending after all.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
But McMillan hasn’t watched any game tapes from last season — of his individual cut-ups or otherwise.
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Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Noun
Body camera footage and security tapes show the two at the Kuykendall Stadium track meet.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
After airing, the recording of the historic performance was placed in the BBC archives and subsequently erased, as the BBC commonly (and now notoriously) wiped and reused tapes at the time.
—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
Chiarella felt the onscreen passion between Bird and Clausen early on, when the pair was just submitting self-tapes.
—
William Earl,
Variety,
19 June 2026
The audio tapes were obtained by the Justice Department during its investigation into concerns that Biden mishandled classified materials.
—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
19 June 2026
That’s when Long learned about self-tapes.
—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The walls had been painted Blockbuster yellow, shelves lined the space, blue carpeting covered the floor and interior lighting illuminated rows of VHS tapes.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Later in the episode, Larry visits Shaq in the hospital, delivering him VHS tapes of Seinfeld and makes up with the athlete, who finds out his injury wasn't season-ending after all.
—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
But McMillan hasn’t watched any game tapes from last season — of his individual cut-ups or otherwise.
—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapes
Noun
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Within weeks, sales of videotapes, CDs, and audio cassettes of her performance raised more than $500,000 for the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund.
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Living among vinyl records, books and videotapes – relics of a life once fully lived — Al finds his fragile balance shattered when a real estate company targets his home for demolition, forcing him to confront both material and emotional dispossession.
Verb
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To address this, Ivo uses a multi-step pipeline that chains together more than 400 model calls for each contract review.
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Tokyo Central is owned by Japanese company Pan Pacific Retail Management, which also runs the grocery chains Gelson’s and Don Quijote.
Noun
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Gojko Culibrk Cellphone videos captured thatch-roof structures engulfed in fast-spreading flames across the beachside resort.
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While younger kids are spending much of their time on devices watching YouTube videos or playing on the video gaming platform Roblox, teens are spending more time on social media apps, according to the new report.
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“Tapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapes. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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