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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Simply arrange your bouquet or floral design, slip a zip tie around the stems, and pull snug, but not too tight to avoid damaging the cuttings.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
The suspect, Jeffrey Lowe, 28, had broken into his ex-boyfriend’s residence and was attempting to put a zip tie on him when the man woke up, police said.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Lynch pulled a zip tie out of the toolbox and Valkyria’s hands together.
—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
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
The suspect, Jeffrey Lowe, 28, had broken into his ex-boyfriend’s residence and was attempting to put a zip tie on him when the man woke up, police said.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Lynch pulled a zip tie out of the toolbox and Valkyria’s hands together.
—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
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“Zip tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip%20tie. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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