sweatshirt

noun

sweat·​shirt ˈswet-ˌshərt How to pronounce sweatshirt (audio)
: a loose collarless pullover or jacket usually of heavy cotton jersey

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In just 2024 alone, Hunza G opened a pop-up on West Hollywood’s trendy Melrose Ave., and launched shirts, shorts, sweatshirts, sarongs and hats. Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 As dawn broke, a posse of bleary-eyed public servants, credentials on lanyards dangling over their sweatshirts, came out to meet the people. Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024 Don’t miss out on cute jeans and cozy sweatshirts, like this fleece zip-up that’s going for its cheapest price in weeks. Isabel Garcia, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024 More news: 49ers to Activate Star Dre Greenlaw Ahead of Crucial TNF Matchup The 72-year-old brought a sweatshirt that his father wore during his UNC coaching tenure to the introductory press conference on Thursday and displayed it sentimentally. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sweatshirt 

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sweatshirt was in 1925

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“Sweatshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweatshirt. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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sweatshirt

noun
sweat·​shirt -ˌshərt How to pronounce sweatshirt (audio)
: a loose collarless usually long-sleeved pullover or jacket of soft absorbent material

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