elastic band
noun
British
: a thin, flexible loop that is made of rubber and used to hold things together : rubber band
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This simple option features pockets, credit card slots, an elastic band closure, RFID-blocking material, and comes in more than 15 color options.
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Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
Sticky sap stretched between my fingers like an elastic band.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
The picture, posted on the club’s Instagram account, showed Bellingham suspended in mid-air, with a purple elastic band around the sole of his boots and holding a kettlebell weighing around 14 kilograms (31lb).
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson missed the team’s Week 6 game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday after suffering an orbital eye fracture in a freak elastic band accident during pregame warmups.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
Sticky sap stretched between my fingers like an elastic band.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
The picture, posted on the club’s Instagram account, showed Bellingham suspended in mid-air, with a purple elastic band around the sole of his boots and holding a kettlebell weighing around 14 kilograms (31lb).
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson missed the team’s Week 6 game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday after suffering an orbital eye fracture in a freak elastic band accident during pregame warmups.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Elastic band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elastic%20band. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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