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suspenders

NOUN

straps

Synonyms

STRONG

bands braces garters

WEAK

shoulder straps

Example Sentences

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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

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

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024

“Trump’s lawyers are taking a belt and suspenders approach to his cases,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Salon.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2024

Then as he pulled up his suspenders, he said, real formal, “I’m much obliged to you, Miz Rucker Blakeslee.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns