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Recent Examples of frock coat
The father, in a black frock coat, cracked his whip at a mangy and irritated lion who eventually agreed to jump through a hoop.
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Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
The suit itself was a more casual alternative to the frock coat.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 18 June 2024
His plays, however, can turn stuffy and melodramatic in modern productions: living museum dioramas in which women in long skirts and men in frock coats howl about syphilis and scandal.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
For the moderate liberal in his top hat and frock coat, here was a chance to overturn the monarchies that sat so heavily on top of every society and usher in a new regime of virtue and merit, of free trade and fair exchange.
—James Robins, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
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Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
The suit itself was a more casual alternative to the frock coat.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 18 June 2024
His plays, however, can turn stuffy and melodramatic in modern productions: living museum dioramas in which women in long skirts and men in frock coats howl about syphilis and scandal.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
For the moderate liberal in his top hat and frock coat, here was a chance to overturn the monarchies that sat so heavily on top of every society and usher in a new regime of virtue and merit, of free trade and fair exchange.
—James Robins, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frock coat
Noun
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From flattering faux leather pants and wide-leg jeans to a chic trench and the ultimate fall overcoat, here are the European styles to shop this season—starting at $15 at Amazon.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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The final sequence is a deliberate nod to writer Virginia Woolf, who similarly drowned herself by filling her overcoat pockets with stones and walking into a river.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The team resolved it by applying an epoxy topcoat, which both protected the surface and gave the frames a uniform glossy finish.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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In recent years, Hailey Bieber has honed in on a signature manicure style, generally a sheer white either topped with a pearly chrome glaze or a clear topcoat for shine.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But unlike brookies, mackinaws reach massive sizes.—
Jordan Rodriguez,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2024
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Detectives from the Twin Cities and the famed Pinkerton agency in Chicago found a button from a woodsman's mackinaw jacket in Aagot's cabin.—
Curt Brown Special to the Star Tribune,
Star Tribune,
12 Dec. 2020
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Nowhere was this more evident than at Burberry, where trenches, greatcoats, and rain capes in deep earth tones reasserted the house’s mastery of protection from the elements.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Tommy’s security guards wear SS-style greatcoats by Sarafina Bush.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2024
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Speaking of politics, singer and forty-ish America’s Got Talent standout from good ol’ Indiana, Adam Lambert, far right below, has been rocking a full-on Byzantine Empire surcoat/suit outfit for some time now.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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At the beginning of the service, King Charles wore a crimson surcoat that was worn by King George VI at his coronation in 1937.—
Isiah Magsino,
Town & Country,
7 May 2023
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“Frock coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frock%20coat. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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