adhesive tape
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The needle pulls out and leaves behind a small plastic cannula held in place with a circle of adhesive tape attached to tubing that runs to my pump. — Sue Campbell, Good Housekeeping, "Why Wearing a Bikini Will Help Me Feel Better About Having Diabetes," 7 Mar. 2016 The players previously said Bancroft used a piece of yellow adhesive tape covered with dirt to rub on the ball. — Gerald Imray, Fox News, "Ball tampering plot: Smith, Warner banned for 12 months," 28 Mar. 2018 That’s the prescription from La Jolla’s DermTech, which offers skin tests for melanoma using a special adhesive tape. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Battling skin cancer with a piece of tape instead of a scapel," 14 Mar. 2018 Bears rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky will be used mostly to use his height to get the adhesive tape off the top shelf. — Bernie Lincicome, chicagotribune.com, "Some NFL predictions sure to come true — or not," 1 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adhesive tape.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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