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poncho

noun

Definition of poncho

as in cape

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as in trench

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Recent Examples of poncho On the touchline, Iraq’s manager Graham Arnold put a poncho on — but changed his mind after just 12 seconds, choosing to remain in his suit. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 27 June 2026 Maybe a small, packable rain jacket or poncho, but that’s about it. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026 Okay, Woody really does have that poncho on. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 June 2026 The do-gooding cowboy, who helps out other toys on the regular, returns in the latest film to see his old friends wearing his signature hat and a new poncho. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for poncho

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Noun

The players then throw off their capes as the crowd goes crazy.

— John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
The short dress featured a cape-style top that floated in the wind, framing the low-cut back.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of cape

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Tasks included scooping and dumping sand or gravel, digging and grading trenches, clearing debris from roads, removing tree branches from water edges, and breaking up rocks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
That made General Manager Adam Peters comfortable going the entire offseason without making a significant addition to the offensive trenches.

— Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trench

Noun

The water was sparkly and glittery thanks to the bright sunrays shining through, and one manta even flipped out of the ocean right in front of me.

— Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Divers captured video footage of Galápagos sharks approaching manta rays and deliberately rubbing parts of their bodies, especially their heads, gill regions and sides, against the mantas’ undersides.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of manta

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There are few staples that are actually appropriate for all the above, with a trench coat arguably being the most reliable—and timelessly chic, of course.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026
For example, the scene with three puppets in a trench coat attacking one of the pirates required eight puppeteers.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of trench coat

Noun

For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.

— Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.

— Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015

Definition of burnoose

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Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 June 2026
One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.

— Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026

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