elastic band

British

noun

another name for rubber band

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And at the very moment he did turn back around, time snapped like a stretched elastic band.

From Literature

Bat reached the bottom of the first section of hair and wound a pink elastic band around its end.

From Literature

"I've always said my success has been the equivalent of stretching an elastic band from Stoke-on-Trent to the Moon. Well, I reckon the elastic band just got longer, and now it's orbiting Venus."

From BBC

With a sun visor on backward and a pen stuck in the elastic band, he patiently removed one of his earbuds to better hear a reporter ask why he was still making deliveries.

From Los Angeles Times

When was the last time you pulled the elastic bands of a KN-95 mask behind your ears and felt its effect on your lungs as you took your next breath?

From Salon

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