sweatshirt
noun
sweat·shirt
ˈswet-ˌshərt 
: a loose collarless pullover or jacket usually of heavy cotton jersey
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Early one morning last fall, Nathaniel Felder left his home, in Maplewood, New Jersey, dressed in a navy sweatshirt and a gray yarmulke.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Larry Carden, in a Notre Dame sweatshirt, never misses the parade.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
She was clad in a sweatshirt and bleary from the early hour.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Larry Carden, in a Notre Dame sweatshirt, never misses the parade.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
She was clad in a sweatshirt and bleary from the early hour.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sweatshirt
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“Sweatshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweatshirt. Accessed 1 Apr. 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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