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elastic band

British  

noun

  1. another name for rubber band

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I've always said my success has been the equivalent of stretching an elastic band from Stoke-on-Trent to the Moon. Well, I reckon the elastic band just got longer, and now it's orbiting Venus."

From BBC Jan. 23, 2026

Even if you don’t rotate that many bras, she suggests at least not wearing the same bra two days in a row in order to give the elastic band time to relax and reshape.

From Slate Aug. 12, 2024

Mack was back at practice Tuesday, but Buyuktuncel watched from a courtside chair while pushing his right foot against an elastic band to strengthen the area.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2023

Male students wear a more compact version, known as a garter, which is held to the upper arm with an elastic band.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2023

She wears it in a ponytail with small white cloth lilies of the valley wired around the elastic band.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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