zip tie
noun
: a plastic strip that can be threaded through its end and tightened so as to fasten something
especially
: flex-cuff
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Lynch pulled a zip tie out of the toolbox and Valkyria’s hands together.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Lynch pulled out a zip tie and whipped Valkyria with it.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Loring grabbed a zip tie and put it around her neck, attempting to cinch it down to choke her, police said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
Her ankles and wrists were bound with a zip tie and hose clamps.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 May 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Lynch pulled out a zip tie and whipped Valkyria with it.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Loring grabbed a zip tie and put it around her neck, attempting to cinch it down to choke her, police said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
Her ankles and wrists were bound with a zip tie and hose clamps.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for zip tie
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“Zip tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip%20tie. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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