tank top
noun
: a sleeveless collarless shirt with usually wide shoulder straps and no front opening
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Beside him was also his high school sweetheart and wife, Ali Marks Brunson, who was also wearing a Knicks tank top.
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Typically, most people would probably take the easy route and wear said skirt with a tank top or tuck in a white tee, but SJP’s choice is fresh, fun, and way more stylish.
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 18 June 2026
This set consists of a cool, cropped tank top and cropped wide-leg pants—perfect for petites who don’t want to trip over the hem of their pants or pay for expensive tailors.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
Men were dressed in either swim trunks, boat shoes, and linen shirting, or in black tank tops and gray joggers—their only common accessory a cigarette and a lighter.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Typically, most people would probably take the easy route and wear said skirt with a tank top or tuck in a white tee, but SJP’s choice is fresh, fun, and way more stylish.
—Eva Thomas, InStyle, 18 June 2026
This set consists of a cool, cropped tank top and cropped wide-leg pants—perfect for petites who don’t want to trip over the hem of their pants or pay for expensive tailors.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
Men were dressed in either swim trunks, boat shoes, and linen shirting, or in black tank tops and gray joggers—their only common accessory a cigarette and a lighter.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026
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“Tank top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tank%20top. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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