tape
Example Sentences
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Fostering rules will be relaxed and red tape cut to create 10,000 new places for vulnerable children in England, the government says.
From BBC
A droll moment of introspection is offered when Gordon disfigures his face with tape.
From Los Angeles Times
Halfway through “Melania’s” 104-minute running time, it occurred to me that it would feel scandalous if Ratner so much as taped her doing something as human and unguarded as eating a bite of food.
From Los Angeles Times
I tear the tape off the heavier box.
From Literature
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A notice taped outside one door says unauthorized entry is prohibited: “This includes all federal law enforcement personnel and activities unless authorized by lawful written direction from appropriate school officials or a valid court order.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.