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
Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Rolls of decorative tapes made from Japanese rice papers.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
To find the right actors for that job, Farris and her team sort through a mountain of self-tapes in the first round, asking people to improvise for two minutes on a specified topic.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
As for what happens next, the hundreds of audition tapes are sent off to CBS producers who will decide who gets into the house.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
There’s a whole room in her house full of CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes and vinyl records.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Longman, production exec Suzy Aplin and their team sifted through 1,800 audition tapes before whittling things down.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Also in this week’s Screen Gab, our recommendations include a collection of films that pay homage to analog treasures known as VHS tapes, and a pair of British literary adaptations that’ll rewind you back to the 19th century.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Today’s Criterion Channel puzzle is an ode to our VHS tapes of yesteryear.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
Police later told local reporters that security tapes from the day Bethany disappeared did not show the 11-year-old inside the mall.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Rolls of decorative tapes made from Japanese rice papers.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
To find the right actors for that job, Farris and her team sort through a mountain of self-tapes in the first round, asking people to improvise for two minutes on a specified topic.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
As for what happens next, the hundreds of audition tapes are sent off to CBS producers who will decide who gets into the house.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
There’s a whole room in her house full of CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes and vinyl records.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Longman, production exec Suzy Aplin and their team sifted through 1,800 audition tapes before whittling things down.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Also in this week’s Screen Gab, our recommendations include a collection of films that pay homage to analog treasures known as VHS tapes, and a pair of British literary adaptations that’ll rewind you back to the 19th century.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Today’s Criterion Channel puzzle is an ode to our VHS tapes of yesteryear.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapes
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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.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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Unlike reports on ICEBlock, posts tended to feature detailed information about each incident, including photographs and videos.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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In some videos, young girls show off their skincare routines with products containing anti-ageing ingredients like retinol.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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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.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Tapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapes. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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