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sticky tape

NOUN
Scotch™ tape
Synonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Troops "keep putting it back together with some sticky tape and screws, and back off to the frontline it goes", Mr Narozhny says.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

The club has weighed using sticky tape to catch the lanternflies, but that risks ensnaring helpful insects, like pollinators, and even small birds.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

He bought the propeller and remote control in a shop, but constructed the body, wings, tail and fin from pieces of recycled styrofoam gathered in dump sites and held together with sticky tape.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023

Bookbinder Chris Shaw, on the Repair Shop, put them into a bound book and removed marks including ones left by sticky tape.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2023

The first line of defense against a hot agent is sticky tape, because it seals cracks.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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