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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

The character White played from 1989 to 1998 on the wholesome hit sitcom “Family Matters” defined the Black nerd for TV watchers: saddle shoes, suspenders, thick glasses, high, nasal voice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024

He’d stand in front of the mirror in his trousers, his suspenders loose over his undershirt, and he’d lather up his face until the lather stood in peaks like whipped cream.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz



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