variants
or bungee
plural bungee cords or bungees
: an elasticized cord used especially as a fastening or shock-absorbing device
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Kenny doesn’t think twice about stuffing furnishings from her treasure hunts into the back of her tiny Nissan Versa — she has been known to secure items with bungee cords — or repurposing everyday ephemera into something special.
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
With his body belted to an elastic training bungee cord, Xavier made panicked marks on the gallery’s white walls with unfired clay molded into the shape of Olympic weight plates.
—Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Use bungee cords, stakes, or heavy rocks to fasten the cover in place securely.
—Michelle Ullman, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
The pants feature adjustable bungee cords on the waistband and hems, so they can be worn high-waisted or low-slung and wide-leg or cinched.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2024
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
With his body belted to an elastic training bungee cord, Xavier made panicked marks on the gallery’s white walls with unfired clay molded into the shape of Olympic weight plates.
—Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Use bungee cords, stakes, or heavy rocks to fasten the cover in place securely.
—Michelle Ullman, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
The pants feature adjustable bungee cords on the waistband and hems, so they can be worn high-waisted or low-slung and wide-leg or cinched.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Bungee cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungee%20cord. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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