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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
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
Images published by the government in 2023 showed some of the first prisoners being transferred to the facility, stripped down to white boxer shorts, with their heads shaved, as they were forced to run into their cells.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Images published by the government in 2023 showed some of the first prisoners being transferred to the facility, stripped down to white boxer shorts, with their heads shaved, as they were forced to run into their cells.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 June 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
Images published by the government in 2023 showed some of the first prisoners being transferred to the facility, stripped down to white boxer shorts, with their heads shaved, as they were forced to run into their cells.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Images published by the government in 2023 showed some of the first prisoners being transferred to the facility, stripped down to white boxer shorts, with their heads shaved, as they were forced to run into their cells.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer shorts
Plural Noun
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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
Plural Noun
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There was no control group wearing regular underpants, so there's no way to claim that the invention prevented bedsores from occurring, but at the end of the trial period, none of the patients had developed them.—
Ashley P. Taylor,
Discover Magazine,
18 Oct. 2012
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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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Fila's quick-drying skirts with stretchy undershorts are a staple.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 May 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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“Boxer shorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer%20shorts. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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