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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Loring grabbed a zip tie and put it around her neck, attempting to cinch it down to choke her, police said.
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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
After the men had rifled through her jewelry box and snatched the engagement ring by the side of her bed, Kardashian said one of the robbers pressed a gun to her back and bound her hands together with a zip tie.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
An image from the crime scene shows blood stains, a zip tie and an alarm on the floor of the apartment.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
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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
After the men had rifled through her jewelry box and snatched the engagement ring by the side of her bed, Kardashian said one of the robbers pressed a gun to her back and bound her hands together with a zip tie.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
An image from the crime scene shows blood stains, a zip tie and an alarm on the floor of the apartment.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Zip tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip%20tie. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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