TAPED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

taped

verb

past tense of tape

as in wired

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Recent Examples of taped The first depicted a ripe banana duct-taped to a blank white wall—unmistakably, Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork Comedian—and the second featuring just the duct-tape on the wall. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026 When authorities asked King to remove the breast banner as vulgar, King taped over the nipples with stars made of tape or Magic Marker. — Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026 Baseboards, trim, and any objects, like light switches, should be taped off with painters tape. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026 The trailheads for the Crosier Mountain hiking area are currently taped off with law enforcement caution tape, closing them to public access. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026

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Outside a fierce storm lashed down, wind whipped against the wood planks, thunder shook the ground, water streamed through cracks and floated into the shack.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
In the same series of Sunday morning posts, the president also lashed out at Kristen Welker, the moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, for saying his endorsements of Republican candidates in primary elections this year had shown mixed results.

— Jeff Mason, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

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The agents chained together a series of vulnerabilities to reach the open web and eventually gained access to Hugging Face.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
During the protest, participants wore wedding dresses, duct-taped their mouths and chained their wrists on the Capitol steps to call on lawmakers to pass the measure.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Before Thursday’s hearing began, Schaefer, dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit and shackled at the ankles, smiled broadly and blew a kiss to his mother, Kia Walker, seated in the courtroom gallery.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Conditions vary in different countries Some of the deportees have recounted being shackled while some were held in full-body restraint straitjackets called the WRAP during flights that can sometimes last more than 16 hours.

— Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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