electrical tape
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Sometimes, the group said, it would see vehicles with no plates, or plates blacked out with electrical tape, or temporary paper plates that just so happened to tear off in the wind.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
Robert Irwin’s ‘unlights’ make use of fluorescent tubes, colored gels, electrical tape — and not a spark of electricity at the gallery Kayne Griffin.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023
And she used electrical tape to cover the lights on the electronics, “otherwise it would have looked like a flashing Christmas egg.”
From New York Times • May 16, 2023
But the frequent traveler who craves a “pitch black” room at night is also a big fan of gaffer tape, which is like electrical tape but is easier to tear.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022
I used electrical tape to attach cardboard fins to the casement and then borrowed Mom’s fingernail polish to paint a name on the side.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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