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sweater

[swet-er] / ˈswɛt ər /
NOUN
knitted jacket or jersey
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A plain blue-gray sweater gives him a tech-casual air.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

She’s in a navy sweater; I’m starting to envy her knitwear.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

In that post, a man with brown hair and a half-smile is pictured wearing a navy blue quarter-zip sweater, hands folded behind his back.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Old Navy’s is somewhat tasteful and tongue-in-cheek, offering a cable-knit cerulean sweater with a charming red high-heel logo, tote bags and tops with a few of the movie’s key phrases printed on them.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

She peeled off her scarlet sweater and laid it over the mottled fur.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman



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