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
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Brind’Amour said of Huffine, who was doing the job back when his desk was stacked with VHS tapes.
—Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Nick Offerman’s grand entrance into Margo’s Got Money Troubles on Apple TV takes place technically in the first episode with Margo’s roommate Susie (Thaddea Graham) watching his old wrestling tapes on TV.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Initially men’s Levi’s jeans and record tapes were the only items for sale.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
But my dad helps me with my audition tapes all the time.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
Among the items seized during the search were all ballots, tabulator tapes from the scanners that tally the votes, electronic ballot images created when the ballots were counted and then recounted, and all voter rolls from the 2020 election.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
This new iteration was partly handled by Room40 label boss Lawrence English, who reconstructed the original master tapes and blended them with recent performances by Lockwood and Vanessa Tomlinson, who plays the gong.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
And, while most people don't regularly watch VHS tapes anymore, discarding tapes with family memories on them might leave you with some regret.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
Yoo, now 41, grew up in the countryside recording his favorite shows on VHS tapes.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Brind’Amour said of Huffine, who was doing the job back when his desk was stacked with VHS tapes.
—Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Nick Offerman’s grand entrance into Margo’s Got Money Troubles on Apple TV takes place technically in the first episode with Margo’s roommate Susie (Thaddea Graham) watching his old wrestling tapes on TV.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Initially men’s Levi’s jeans and record tapes were the only items for sale.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
But my dad helps me with my audition tapes all the time.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 4 May 2026
Among the items seized during the search were all ballots, tabulator tapes from the scanners that tally the votes, electronic ballot images created when the ballots were counted and then recounted, and all voter rolls from the 2020 election.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
This new iteration was partly handled by Room40 label boss Lawrence English, who reconstructed the original master tapes and blended them with recent performances by Lockwood and Vanessa Tomlinson, who plays the gong.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
And, while most people don't regularly watch VHS tapes anymore, discarding tapes with family memories on them might leave you with some regret.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 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.—
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
Noun
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Viral videos of onboard brawls contributed to the airline’s notoriety.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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And inside the adjacent soft pretzel shop, two workers leaned over on the counter, watching videos on a phone to pass the time.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 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 10 May. 2026.
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