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Recent Examples of boxer shorts
Black lace and soft jersey lingerie sets, boxer shorts with Closed’s signature X pockets, a soft ecru T-shirt and denim-inspired nipple patches round out the collaboration.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
Lululemon High-rise Sports Shorts These Lululemon bottoms look like upscale boxer shorts, but they’re built with movement in mind.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
The assailants abducted a man wearing blue boxer shorts, also stealing an iPhone, iPad and Apple watch, Madison said.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Lean into the seaside vibes—a key 2025 fashion trend—with a breezy button-down layered over a tank top; finish the look with a crochet skirt, linen pants, or boxer shorts.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 Apr. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
Lululemon High-rise Sports Shorts These Lululemon bottoms look like upscale boxer shorts, but they’re built with movement in mind.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
The assailants abducted a man wearing blue boxer shorts, also stealing an iPhone, iPad and Apple watch, Madison said.
—Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Lean into the seaside vibes—a key 2025 fashion trend—with a breezy button-down layered over a tank top; finish the look with a crochet skirt, linen pants, or boxer shorts.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer shorts
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Some dressed as their favorite superheroes, others in their long johns, while the bravest runners just wore fur bikinis and jockstraps.—
Gregory Wakeman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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Therefore, this kind of underwear, the long johns style, evolved very naturally into boxing gear.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Another first-round exit would make McCarthy’s underpants feel a little snugger.—
John Romano,
Dallas News,
11 Jan. 2023
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The crucial sequence of Goofy and Max finding Huey Newton’s Rattan throne in the back of a thrift store, for instance, is replaced by the two of them being menaced by Bigfoot, who winds up with a pair of Goofy’s underpants stuck to his head.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2022
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The tournament will now allow women to wear colored undershorts beneath their white attire to reduce anxiety and increase comfort for players on their periods.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2022
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Complete with neon green undershorts, a matching headband and white sneakers, this ensemble was one of the athlete's more classic tennis outfits.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
Peoplemag,
9 Sep. 2022
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“Boxer shorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer%20shorts. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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