union suit

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Recent Examples of union suit His character, Marty, a Ping-Pong champ from the Lower East Side, might have worn a one-piece union suit, the conventional male undergarment of 1952, when the movie is set. — Victoria Uren, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 And in October 1906, Comstock threatened to shut down an exhibition of models performing athletic exercises wearing form-fitting union suits. — Amy Werbel, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025 The offer also fails to consider the impact of widespread resignations on the government's ability to provide services to Americans, the union suit alleges. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025 That’s no reason to ignore this wonderfully weird union suit, which has a hood and foot coverings. — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 13 Apr. 2023 Or to avoid that issue altogether, opt for a union suit—a warm one-piece that won’t let any cold air get between your skin and your outer layers. — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023 Undershirts have come a long way from their days as an offshoot of the one-piece union suits men wore as undergarments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to protect precious clothes from sweat. — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for union suit
Noun
  • Anthony LaRoque was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants and red boxers, with a long black-and-white lanyard hanging from his pocket.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The feather earrings draw from Our Lady of Doves (1988), while one dress repeats a drawing of two boxers that is another recurring motif of Drexler’s appearing in color, Going Down, and black and white, On the Nose (both 1991).
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Look for tiny, low-emotion spaces like junk drawers, a laundry room drawer, or a bathroom cabinet for a space that can help start the process quickly and with minimal roadblocks.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • These are going to be unique to the size and shape of your drawers, but Valladolid notes that the organizers take up their entire drawer.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Several groups have filed amicus briefs in support of ABC, including the Foundation for Equal Rights and Expression, and another from a group of former FCC chairmen, commissioners and staffers.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (C) briefs reporters after a US news media helicopter covering a deadly bus crash, came down in Chatsworth, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on September 15, 2026.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Layer an undershirt under sweaters and jackets to absorb sweat and body oils.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Wear an undershirt beneath sweaters, button-downs or jackets to reduce contact with sweat and body oils.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Union suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/union%20suit. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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