sweatshirt
noun
sweat·shirt
ˈswet-ˌshərt 
: a loose collarless pullover or jacket usually of heavy cotton jersey
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Then a mysterious man dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants entered the ring.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
Surveillance photos show one mugger wearing an olive-green hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and black sneakers.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
The camera later pans to a woman in the bed wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Harry also dances along, at one point putting up the hood on his sweatshirt to look more hip.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
Surveillance photos show one mugger wearing an olive-green hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants and black sneakers.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
The camera later pans to a woman in the bed wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Harry also dances along, at one point putting up the hood on his sweatshirt to look more hip.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
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“Sweatshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweatshirt. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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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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