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suspenders

NOUN
straps
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Presiding over the festivities was Frank Seddio, the club’s 79-year-old chairman, who was wearing suspenders and a monogrammed dress shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

That includes the 10-inch Fabriche Santa figure designed by Kurt Adler wearing rainbow suspenders, a heart-shaped belt buckle, and a “Love is Love” T-shirt.

From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2023

A storm cloud, one Mario could essentially swim through, stood before our hero in his trademark red suspenders.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Caple credited the costume designer Ciara Whaley with rewatching television shows like “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “Living Single” to inspire the fly look composed of chokers and suspenders for Fishback’s Elena.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Mama came over to me and started straightening my suspenders.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls



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