variants
or macks
as in raincoats
a coat made of water-resistant material
I'm glad the little nipper remembered his mac today, because it's supposed to rain
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Noun
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An Umbrella And/Or Raincoat(s) Road trip or not, there is always at least one umbrella and my entire family’s raincoats in the backseat of our car.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2026 -
But while British sleuths wear raincoats or umbrellas, Erica is more suited for a beautiful French scarf.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Jan. 2026
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The species diverged from its closest relative approximately 780,000 years ago, possibly after a population became isolated under glaciers in deep ocean trenches.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Residents fear dozens of trees could die as crews dig trenches and bury equipment underneath their branches.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The American team could certainly have done without the aggravation of running to the pro shop to buy alternative waterproofs in 2010 because they were getting soaked in their official gear.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Macs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macs. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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