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
Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Windows in two basement conference rooms were covered with brown paper and blue painter’s tape, concealing their occupants.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The representative ran down a list of players, including the star quarterback, whose socks and shoes had recently been taped over to help stabilize previous injuries.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The dam, roped off with caution tape, is on your right.
—Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Windows in two basement conference rooms were covered with brown paper and blue painter’s tape, concealing their occupants.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
But her shock didn't end there—the scarf was not only damaged but it was also delivered in a grocery store bag taped up with a note inside.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
The representative ran down a list of players, including the star quarterback, whose socks and shoes had recently been taped over to help stabilize previous injuries.
—Billy Witz, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tape
Noun
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When the film showed in New York in 2006 at Lincoln Center, the theater played it off a videotape; in 2017, MoMA screened it from a file.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The team viewed the videotape after practice and learned that the kick was indeed good.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
16 Aug. 2024
Verb
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The filmmaker even roped an Olympian into the cast, having French swimmer Beryl Gastaldello shoot footage from inside the athlete’s village while turning the swimmer’s 100 meter freestyle race into an integral plot point.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Lawyers said he got roped into the second fight at the hotel.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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In several videos that circulated online, Francis was seen struggling to stand with the help of assistants during public appearances.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Surveillance video shows the cold-blooded attack and a female bystander running in fear as the killer nonchalantly walks off before taking a meandering path uptown through Central Park.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Some are flat like cleaning rags and others are corded and looped like a regular mop.—
Lauren Finney Harden,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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Think a $32 42-inch TCL smart TV or $5 Philips Sonic rechargeable electric toothbrushes, 12-piece Wahl dog clipper kits or Black & Decker corded blowers.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
26 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Realmuto will be stubborn about it because that is how he’s wired.—
Matt Gelb,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Fishburne was shouty, physical, seething, wired and dangerous.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After sedating the bobcat, veterinary staff took X-rays and bandaged her paws, according to the nonprofit.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Feb. 2025
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Juliette's dad, Dr. Nichols, makes his way down past the barricade under false pretenses, past the Raiders, and administers aid to Kennedy by safely plucking out the offending projectile and bandaging the wound.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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More problematically, Stones’ stance makes a back for the shot, and sends it looping past Ortega into the far corner.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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From then on, Mars will loop back to the east, resuming its normal eastward path among the stars.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The White House is facing backlash after sharing a video on social media captioned as an ASMR clip, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents chaining undocumented migrants before a deportation flight.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Spending months in dark damp tunnels, bodies chained to walls, humans forced to grovel like animals.—
Greg Palkot,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tape. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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