sportswear
Americannoun
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clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
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men's or women's clothing consisting of separate pieces, as jackets, trousers, sweaters, skirts, and shirts, that are casually styled and can be worn singly or in various combinations for business and informal activity.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sportswear
Example Sentences
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In 2024 she dipped her toe into the effort to refresh another mall staple: Athleta, the Gap-owned sportswear company, where she held the role of chief digital officer for a year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
We witness this in the sizzling images of Tory Burch shoes pounding the hot Los Angeles pavement and in the sportswear designs that Otis students worked on for months, the results literally glowing and electric.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
German sportswear giant Adidas on Wednesday reported strong growth in quarterly profits as sales rose in key markets, but warned of a "very volatile" and highly competitive retail environment.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
When Kipchoge broke the sub-two hour mark wearing the Nike Alphaflys in 2019, the American sportswear brand was undoubtedly the market leader.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Margot Keenan was tall and long limbed and was a semipro tennis player for a while after college before going to work for some big-deal sportswear manufacturer.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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