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
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
There is a homemade VHS tape in Kvaratskhelia’s home in Tbilisi, made by his mother Maka.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
Police patrols taped off the area so forensic specialists could examine the scene.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 May 2025
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Noun
Engineer Sean Magee and mastering supervisor Steve Berkowitz, who have each won Grammys, oversaw the releases, working with quarter-inch master tapes without any digital interference, at Abbey Road Studios in 2014.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
There is a homemade VHS tape in Kvaratskhelia’s home in Tbilisi, made by his mother Maka.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Verb
But in recent months, various media outlets and social media accounts have suggested taping your mouth closed before going to bed as a quick and easy workaround.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
Police patrols taped off the area so forensic specialists could examine the scene.
—Reuters, NBC news, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
Noun
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Michigan is currently the only state that has a policy to videotape strip searches.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Those videotapes, along with other digital videos, photographs and papers, are now part of the Castellano Family Collection held by the San Jose State University Library and the San Jose Public Library at the MLK Jr. Main Library downtown.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Luke ropes his sister, Charlotte (Natalie Portman), and her son, Thomas (Benjamin Chivers), into their scheme.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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Even Gantu, the film’s scariest presence, is mostly there for comic relief — he has been roped into this plot against his will and only sticks with it because of a bruised ego.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The Rally Monkey is born, thanks to the Angels’ video crew playing a clip from the 1994 film Ace Ventura, Pet Detective on the JumboTron.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Divers off the coast of Mexico recently tried to free a humpback whale wrapped up in fishing gear — with a shark in tow, video shows.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
Verb
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It can be used corded or cordless (20 hours), and the misting attachment can keep you up to 10 degrees cooler.—
Terri Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 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
Verb
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That leap from just $1.04 billion this year isn’t wishful thinking: behind the scenes, platforms are wiring live, structured product feeds straight into large-language-model (LLM) interfaces.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Obviously, the best connection for gaming is wired, but the wireless connection will do well for most people.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
31 May 2025
Verb
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On the left, City forward Mary Fowler is hobbling around the opposite corner flag, her right knee bandaged, medical staff flanking either side and storm clouds collecting above.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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One of her sons, 11-year-old Yusuf, his head heavily bandaged, screamed in grief as the shroud of his younger sibling was parted to show his face.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
Verb
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He’s been meeting with a private jeweler to design something custom and has even looped in some of Taylor’s closest friends for input.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
4 June 2025
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On clay, that can be a problem when opponents are looping shots deep into the court.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
Verb
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In a Facebook post shared on Tuesday, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue shared the story of Alicia, a 1-year-old pup who was found chained outside and severely underweight by a local shelter, and then surrendered to them after testing positive for heartworm.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Sherri alleged that the women held her hostage and chained her in a bedroom for weeks until one of the women released her.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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