adhesive tape
noun
: tape coated on one side with an adhesive mixture
especially
: one used for covering wounds
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If pricked by their poisonous spikes, the National Park Service recommends using adhesive tape for removal to prevent them from getting stuck elsewhere on the body.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Walmart has a similar thermal door curtain that can easily be secured to the door frame with the adhesive tape on the curtains.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2024
But it was separated by a line of adhesive tape on the floor.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Strips of adhesive tape hold the tube in place against the skin, whose heat causes the chemo liquids to rise and flow through my veins.
—Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Walmart has a similar thermal door curtain that can easily be secured to the door frame with the adhesive tape on the curtains.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2024
But it was separated by a line of adhesive tape on the floor.
—Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Strips of adhesive tape hold the tube in place against the skin, whose heat causes the chemo liquids to rise and flow through my veins.
—Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Adhesive tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adhesive%20tape. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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