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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The team, which is doubling in size, will bring Nike sportswear lifestyle lines to market in October, just six months after planning began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
This term uniforms will be limited to three items with a school logo, like a blazer, jumper or sportswear – plus a tie for secondary schools.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
But by the 2000s, more people were shopping online or at rival sportswear chains or department stores.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Kelce, who already balances his NFL career with a podcast, a beer brand, a steakhouse and a sportswear line, will advise at a high level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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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