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elastic

[ih-las-tik] / ɪˈlæs tɪk /




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Edward Albee’s “The Play About the Baby,” which he saw when he was a freshman at NYU, was another work that showed him just how elastic and encompassing drama can be.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

He underwent surgery in September to have "super elastic" springs inserted, which gradually reshaped his skull before being removed.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Once solidified, it becomes a soft, elastic material with a texture comparable to that of a conventional balloon.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

Behind that elastic label stands a vast apparatus of subsidies, set-asides and regulatory exemptions that reaches well beyond these loans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

She popped the elastic waistband on her dress.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

Practically overnight, I had to adjust to how my new glasses slid down my nose and the way the elastics tethered to my braces snapped like rubber bands in a junk drawer.

From Salon Apr. 3, 2025

So silk scrunchies are a go-to at home: “They don’t pull or snag” the way other hair elastics would, she says.

From Washington Post Sep. 16, 2022

She said: "That's not my jaw and neck in real life - and I can't walk around with tape and elastics everywhere."

From BBC Aug. 19, 2022

In the mornings, it took no small effort for Avril to pull the hair back from her face and impose a kind of order on it with elastics and hair grips.

From The Guardian Mar. 9, 2021

Other waiters wore readymade bows attached to elastics.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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