: a wide cloth adhesive tape originally designed for sealing joints in heating or air-conditioning ducts
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Use duct tape to tape neighboring pieces of carpet padding together along the seams.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024
According to the district attorney's office, police were able to connect Roberts to the crime after his DNA was found on a piece of duct tape used to seal the bag.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
Rhoden and Pruitt together were accused of binding Valdez and Pierson with duct tape and zip ties before holding them against their will, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 3 July 2024
His hands were bound and his eyes and mouth were covered with duct tape, police said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024
According to the district attorney's office, police were able to connect Roberts to the crime after his DNA was found on a piece of duct tape used to seal the bag.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
Rhoden and Pruitt together were accused of binding Valdez and Pierson with duct tape and zip ties before holding them against their will, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 3 July 2024
His hands were bound and his eyes and mouth were covered with duct tape, police said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
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“Duct tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duct%20tape. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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