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suspenders

NOUN
straps
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Often duded up in a cowboy hat and suspenders, Eatherly had a knack for marketing and proved to be an exceptional conman.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

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

From Barron's May 29, 2026

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

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

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2024

He tied one end to a stone and the other to the bush, made a pocket in the suspenders to hold the stone, and was ready for his shot.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig



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