: a tape with adhesive on one side that has a variety of uses (as to cover a surface when painting near it)
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Then, Daniel Krug used his wife’s phone to turn off their home security system at 8:15 a.m. and used masking tape to cover the family’s doorbell camera, prosecutors said.
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Slowly peel the liquid masking tape from the window, pulling the paint with it.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
Labels can be as simple as masking tape or a popsicle stick.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
The blast wave nevertheless tossed all of his stock into a jumble of shower handles and hoses, boxes of masking tape and home repair tools — all covered in fine, metallic gray dust.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Slowly peel the liquid masking tape from the window, pulling the paint with it.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
Labels can be as simple as masking tape or a popsicle stick.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
The blast wave nevertheless tossed all of his stock into a jumble of shower handles and hoses, boxes of masking tape and home repair tools — all covered in fine, metallic gray dust.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Masking tape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/masking%20tape. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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