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suspender

[suh-spen-der] / səˈspɛn dər /


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Puns abound, with the Sun trying: "Hey big suspender."

From BBC Aug. 29, 2019

Vertical suspender cables held up the deck, transferring its weight to giant suspension cables and out to enormous anchorages.

From New York Times Apr. 27, 2017

He pops open the flip phone stored in the shirt pocket between his suspender straps and calls the number for a voicemail set up specifically for this purpose.

From Washington Post Mar. 19, 2015

Then they will focus on the less-stable parts: they will replace all the suspender ropes, which are spaced every 60 feet.

From New York Times Dec. 8, 2011

West, Ryan Dean: A discovery of true Zen-like perfection, I got a leopard-spotted caveman-loincloth kind of thing that had one suspender strap that tied in a knot over the shoulder.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

Its Intel profits alone would make Gordon Gekko hang up his suspenders.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

Looped into the traction and stability systems and the smartest brakes on the planet, the Turbo S’s high-voltage suspenders represent a major advance in client preservation technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

“I even had the ‘Mork and Mindy’ suspenders.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2024

A family of boys in suspenders appears; behind them are sandbags displaying paper targets with human outlines.

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2024

His hair was oiled down, and he even wore suspenders with his pajamas.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell




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