rubber band
noun
: a continuous band of rubber used in various ways (as for holding together a sheaf of papers)
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Essentially, the polar vortex acts as a tight rubber band circling the North Pole in the stratosphere, 10 to 30 miles above the surface, keeping frigid Arctic air locked in place.
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Brandi D. Addison, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
The company makes a variety of rubber bands.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
Inaba and Hough didn’t seem to love the rubber band trick but still championed her tumbling.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Starting in late October and through November, growers would dig their sturdy plants, bundle them in packs of 25 plants, secure them with rubber bands, pack them in wet moss, roll them in sheets of newspaper, box them, and take them down to the Greyhound bus station.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
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Brandi D. Addison, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Nov. 2025
The company makes a variety of rubber bands.
—Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2025
Inaba and Hough didn’t seem to love the rubber band trick but still championed her tumbling.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Starting in late October and through November, growers would dig their sturdy plants, bundle them in packs of 25 plants, secure them with rubber bands, pack them in wet moss, roll them in sheets of newspaper, box them, and take them down to the Greyhound bus station.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Rubber band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubber%20band. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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