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
Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But dozens of Hi8 tapes wound up being stored in boxes in her home for decades.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
There are no modern comps for the VHS tapes your parents would buy.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
The company will also sell you a 10-pack of blank tapes!
—Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Here, present-day students rewind old audio tapes to hear a band of underground revolutionaries risk their necks for a better tomorrow.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
With more families converting old tapes into shareable files, those visual memories are newly present again, and camcorders tap directly into that feeling.
—Sara Radin, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
While there are plenty of bandages, wraps, and tapes, extra items such as an emergency thermal blanket, flashlights, sting relief, burn compression, and other items elevate this kit to support a variety of solutions.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Her source material is a pair of cassette tapes recorded by Dueñez in the ’90s, two of a series of bootlegs that the sonidero and his wife sold at the flea market along the Puente del Papa, a bridge connecting Monterrey’s prosperous city center with its mountainside slums.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
Tabulator tapes for every voting machine used.
—Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But dozens of Hi8 tapes wound up being stored in boxes in her home for decades.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
There are no modern comps for the VHS tapes your parents would buy.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
The company will also sell you a 10-pack of blank tapes!
—Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Here, present-day students rewind old audio tapes to hear a band of underground revolutionaries risk their necks for a better tomorrow.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
With more families converting old tapes into shareable files, those visual memories are newly present again, and camcorders tap directly into that feeling.
—Sara Radin, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
While there are plenty of bandages, wraps, and tapes, extra items such as an emergency thermal blanket, flashlights, sting relief, burn compression, and other items elevate this kit to support a variety of solutions.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Her source material is a pair of cassette tapes recorded by Dueñez in the ’90s, two of a series of bootlegs that the sonidero and his wife sold at the flea market along the Puente del Papa, a bridge connecting Monterrey’s prosperous city center with its mountainside slums.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapes
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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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Blockbuster, which distributed DVDs and videotapes through retail stores nationwide, didn’t pivot – and didn’t survive.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department would be releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein disclosure, as well as more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Department of Justice on Friday released millions of additional pages of documents related to Epstein, along with more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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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 3 Feb. 2026.
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