union suit

noun

Definition of union suitnext
as in boxer shorts

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Recent Examples of union suit His character, Marty, a Ping-Pong champ from the Lower East Side, might have worn a one-piece union suit, the conventional male undergarment of 1952, when the movie is set. — Victoria Uren, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 And in October 1906, Comstock threatened to shut down an exhibition of models performing athletic exercises wearing form-fitting union suits. — Amy Werbel, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025 The offer also fails to consider the impact of widespread resignations on the government's ability to provide services to Americans, the union suit alleges. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025 That’s no reason to ignore this wonderfully weird union suit, which has a hood and foot coverings. — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 13 Apr. 2023 Or to avoid that issue altogether, opt for a union suit—a warm one-piece that won’t let any cold air get between your skin and your outer layers. — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023 Undershirts have come a long way from their days as an offshoot of the one-piece union suits men wore as undergarments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to protect precious clothes from sweat. — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for union suit
  1. boxers
  2. drawers
  3. briefs
  4. undershirt
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  • In April 2022, Serrano and Taylor became the first female boxers to headline the legendary New York venue, and, thanks to the involvement of Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), the first to earn over $1m each.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Among the regular participants are active-duty firefighters, lifeguards, professional boxers, National Guard personnel, yoga teachers and locals just looking for a fun way to get their cardio in.
    — Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of boxers
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  • Look for tiny, low-emotion spaces like junk drawers, a laundry room drawer, or a bathroom cabinet for a space that can help start the process quickly and with minimal roadblocks.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • These are going to be unique to the size and shape of your drawers, but Valladolid notes that the organizers take up their entire drawer.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
Definition of drawers
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  • The Buckeye Institute – along with a number of other conservative groups that have filed supportive briefs – want the justices to also revisit a 2005 decision that affirmed a broad interpretation of Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • After attorneys at the end of this month file additional briefs on their respective arguments, Cogburn is expected to decide what will happen to the final federal charge.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of briefs
Noun
  • At one point his colleagues, content to wait for help to retrieve Troy’s boot and dog tag from a very tall tree, watch in awe as Volkov strips down to his undershirt to effortlessly do it himself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The icing on the cake of this whole thing is the quarter-zip with no undershirt.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of undershirt

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“Union suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/union%20suit. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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