life vest

noun

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Some fans slammed Kardashian, 46, for traveling with the baby without using a life vest. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025 Many fans in the comments and on Reddit were aghast that her 21-month-old son was not wearing a life vest. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2025 Offering accommodations—such as flex hours, noise-cancelling headphones or work-from-home options—without matching individuals to jobs that align with their core behavioral traits and cognitive strengths is like giving someone a life vest and then pushing them into white water rapids. Miriam Groom, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 The photo Fielder submitted shows Molly sporting a water life vest, posing in front of the famous mountain. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for life vest

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life vest was in 1848

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“Life vest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20vest. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.

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