jumpsuit
noun
jump·suit
ˈjəmp-ˌsüt 
1
: a one-piece garment consisting of a blouse or shirt with attached trousers or shorts
2
: a coverall worn by parachutists for jumping
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Dayton James Webber, who is in police custody, took part in a court hearing in Charlottesville, Virginia, through a video call, wearing a bright green jumpsuit.
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Kunzweiler gestured toward the defense table, where Wilkens sat in a striped orange jail jumpsuit, her handcuffs padlocked to a heavy chain at her waist, her ankles shackled together in leg irons.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Lainey Wilson Wilson’s set was as bright and shiny as her metallic jumpsuit.
—Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Federal agents later recovered semen from the victim’s prison jumpsuit, and after obtaining a search warrant, determined that the two samples matched, officials said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Kunzweiler gestured toward the defense table, where Wilkens sat in a striped orange jail jumpsuit, her handcuffs padlocked to a heavy chain at her waist, her ankles shackled together in leg irons.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Lainey Wilson Wilson’s set was as bright and shiny as her metallic jumpsuit.
—Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
Federal agents later recovered semen from the victim’s prison jumpsuit, and after obtaining a search warrant, determined that the two samples matched, officials said.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
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jumpsuit
noun
jump·suit
ˈjəmp-ˌsüt
1
: a uniform worn by parachutists for jumping
2
: a one-piece garment consisting of a blouse or shirt with attached trousers or shorts
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