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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The dog had a zip tie around his mouth and another around his neck.
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
Another reviewer suggested using a zip tie to hold the spider to the web against windy conditions.
—Rachel Trujillo, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
In response to this heartbreaking discovery, the hikers called 911 for help and removed the zip tie constricting the German shepherd's mouth before the authorities arrived.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Tartaglione strangled Martin Luna, the intended target, to death with a zip tie, according to authorities.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
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Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
Another reviewer suggested using a zip tie to hold the spider to the web against windy conditions.
—Rachel Trujillo, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
In response to this heartbreaking discovery, the hikers called 911 for help and removed the zip tie constricting the German shepherd's mouth before the authorities arrived.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
Tartaglione strangled Martin Luna, the intended target, to death with a zip tie, according to authorities.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
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“Zip tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip%20tie. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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