as in videotape
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 tape
Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2025
The show will take place at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles and will air live at 8 p.m. on the East Coast (but tape delayed for those out west).
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Shaken after being assaulted by a patient, Dana ends her shift by taking down the family photos she’s taped around her workstation.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Yes—sleeping with mouth tape is safe, but with some caveats.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2025
The show will take place at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles and will air live at 8 p.m. on the East Coast (but tape delayed for those out west).
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
The film also draws from previously unheard phone calls taped by Lennon and Ono as a safeguard against FBI wiretapping ordered by Nixon's government.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Shaken after being assaulted by a patient, Dana ends her shift by taking down the family photos she’s taped around her workstation.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
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The show was never nominated for Emmy Awards in writing or directing categories, and won just two in total, for videotape editing and for Sanford (the first black woman to win Best Comedy Actress).—
Jim McKairnes,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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While paper documents are the most common source of classified information, photographs, maps, motion pictures, videotapes, databases, microfilms, hard drives, CDs and more can be classified.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Rojas, a former Marlins shortstop, tacked on again in the fourth, roping a double down the left-field line for the loudest of his three hits.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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What faster way to rope in a gazillion followers than to sneak into your home studio, turn on the cameras and leak the sure cure for male baldness?—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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When a hype video played before his speech, the crowd laughed when criticism from Bernie Sanders, Tucker Carlson, and Lou Dobbs played on the screens—a nod to the fact that Koch is reviled by those who otherwise share zero in common, yet has not backed down.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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The new version of the bot, evolved from the hydraulic Atlas model that’s been performing viral video demos since 2013, made its public debut last spring.—
Russell Brandom,
Wired News,
1 May 2025
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Tires cording after only 50 laps is untenable, effectively forcing drivers to throttle back and run tight against the bottom, further limiting passing.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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This corded immersion blender sports a substantially more powerful 625 watts, a four-pronged blade, and five variable speed settings.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
20 Mar. 2025
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Within days of getting the grants, Secure Florida’s Future transferred $3.75 million and Save Our Society from Drugs wired $4.75 million to Keep Florida Clean, the political action committing fighting the proposal to legalize marijuana.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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Autism is a difference in neurodevelopment affecting how the brain wires itself throughout infancy and childhood.—
Alison Escalante,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Anderson’s wrist was bandaged by medics at the police barracks.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2025
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The former president's right ear – which is visible in the AP image – was bloodied after the July 13 shooting at his rally in Pennsylvania and was bandaged during his appearance two days later at the Republican National Convention.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
1 Aug. 2024
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The trail continues north past Lower South Falls, before looping up along the north fork of Silver Creek and over to the largest concentration of waterfalls in the park, where six of the 10 falls are located.—
Margot Bigg,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2025
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But in a world where buyers consume content before ever speaking to a rep and build internal consensus across multiple stakeholders before looping in vendors, linear models are dead.—
Aaron Biggs,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Manuelito woke up chained to the steering wheel of her patrol car, which Budge the nudged down into a ditch.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
27 Apr. 2025
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In February, Laurel Lingenfelter and her partner Rob fostered Terra, a heavily pregnant dog who was found chained to a tree.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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