rubber band
noun
: a continuous band of rubber used in various ways (as for holding together a sheaf of papers)
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Secure the bag over the shower head with a rubber band, string, twist ties, or strong hair elastics.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
One helpful method is using a physical reminder, like a rubber band on your wrist.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Once tighter, blueish wavelengths can stretch out like rubber bands to become longer, reddish ones — and when traveling across vast distances, those wavelengths can really stretch out to end up in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Don't wrap silver in newspapers or use rubber bands since these items contain chemicals that can react with silver.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
One helpful method is using a physical reminder, like a rubber band on your wrist.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Once tighter, blueish wavelengths can stretch out like rubber bands to become longer, reddish ones — and when traveling across vast distances, those wavelengths can really stretch out to end up in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Don't wrap silver in newspapers or use rubber bands since these items contain chemicals that can react with silver.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for rubber band
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“Rubber band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubber%20band. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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