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Recent Examples of long johns
The bakery makes anything from doughnut holes to old-fashioned cake doughnuts and long johns with strips of bacon on them.
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Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
20 June 2026
While this is a luxury resort, expect your fellow guests to be dressed in snowpants and ski boots more often than not—don’t be shy to waltz through the lobby in your long johns.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
My husband, Jason, and I set out in waterproof pants and long johns, and took in bare trees strung with red hearts and spinning ornaments.
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Tamara Shopsin,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Dec. 2025
Axelsson bet his woollen long johns and his cold-weather gear, and lost it all; Pike lost his socks.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
20 June 2026
While this is a luxury resort, expect your fellow guests to be dressed in snowpants and ski boots more often than not—don’t be shy to waltz through the lobby in your long johns.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
My husband, Jason, and I set out in waterproof pants and long johns, and took in bare trees strung with red hearts and spinning ornaments.
—
Tamara Shopsin,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Dec. 2025
Axelsson bet his woollen long johns and his cold-weather gear, and lost it all; Pike lost his socks.
—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long johns
boxer shorts
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On November 19, 2025, the star stepped out for the film’s Berlin premiere, embracing the sheer trend in a sapphire gown that revealed a black bralette and silky boxer shorts underneath.
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Smyth used a pair of (clean) boxer shorts to cover the overhead fixture, and instantly, the entire mood changed.
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“Long johns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20johns. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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