sweatshirt
noun
sweat·shirt
ˈswet-ˌshərt 
: a loose collarless pullover or jacket usually of heavy cotton jersey
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The Inline Collection has ribbon onesies, sweatshirts, sweatshorts, tanks, headwear and elevated cotton basics for babies and young children.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
The same rule applies to sweaters, sweatshirts, and sweatpants.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants and a black backpack with a distinctive white stripe across the bottom.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
With his gruff voice, beard and sweatshirts-instead-of-suits, Platner cuts the figure of a blue-collar Mainer.
—Caroline McCaughey, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
The same rule applies to sweaters, sweatshirts, and sweatpants.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
He was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants and a black backpack with a distinctive white stripe across the bottom.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
With his gruff voice, beard and sweatshirts-instead-of-suits, Platner cuts the figure of a blue-collar Mainer.
—Caroline McCaughey, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
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“Sweatshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweatshirt. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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sweatshirt
noun
sweat·shirt
-ˌshərt
: a loose collarless usually long-sleeved pullover or jacket of soft absorbent material
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