: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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For the former, eight cheering, singing, dancing fans joined MGK, the dancers and his six backing musicians, with one fan having the privilege of ripping off a piece of duct tape from his mouth.
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 7 Dec. 2025
For those who are unfamiliar with the foreign press, the best way to prepare for their collective arrival is ear plugs, duct tape, copious amounts of alcohol and/or a one-way plane ticket in the opposite direction of their appearance.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
The accompanying Ultrasound Tour is just as stripped down and sensual, with Lorde wearing duct tape and boxer briefs and wading into the crowd to break down the boundaries between audience and artist.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Tommy Trojan is to the right of them, coated in layers of duct tape.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 7 Dec. 2025
For those who are unfamiliar with the foreign press, the best way to prepare for their collective arrival is ear plugs, duct tape, copious amounts of alcohol and/or a one-way plane ticket in the opposite direction of their appearance.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
The accompanying Ultrasound Tour is just as stripped down and sensual, with Lorde wearing duct tape and boxer briefs and wading into the crowd to break down the boundaries between audience and artist.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Tommy Trojan is to the right of them, coated in layers of duct tape.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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