: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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Everyone in attendance was given an unofficial banana and roll of duct tape, Comedian‘s only two components, to commemorate the occasion.
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Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
Last week, Cheetos auctioned off a Cheeto Puff stuck to a wall by duct tape on eBay and ultimately sold for $20,000 Thursday.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
At the press conference held in The Peninsula Hong Kong hotel, attendees received bananas and duct tape as souvenirs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The interveners got duct tape from another flight attendant and wrapped the man’s wrists, knees and ankles together to subdue him, then held him for about 30 minutes, according to the report and an account McCright posted online.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
Last week, Cheetos auctioned off a Cheeto Puff stuck to a wall by duct tape on eBay and ultimately sold for $20,000 Thursday.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
At the press conference held in The Peninsula Hong Kong hotel, attendees received bananas and duct tape as souvenirs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
The interveners got duct tape from another flight attendant and wrapped the man’s wrists, knees and ankles together to subdue him, then held him for about 30 minutes, according to the report and an account McCright posted online.
—Graham Hurley, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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