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Recent Examples of poncho
The poncho-style outer layer fell just past the hem of the slip.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 25 Jan. 2026
Nicola wore a white poncho top, blue jeans and sunglasses for the casual outing.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Under a cowboy hat and a long poncho, Weir looked visibly frail on stage.
—Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
To achieve this, Kipley utilizes wearables and opts to don a nursing poncho instead of tight clothing.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 Nov. 2025
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 25 Jan. 2026
Nicola wore a white poncho top, blue jeans and sunglasses for the casual outing.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Under a cowboy hat and a long poncho, Weir looked visibly frail on stage.
—Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
To achieve this, Kipley utilizes wearables and opts to don a nursing poncho instead of tight clothing.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poncho
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Charlize Theron—who has worked with Dior for over 20 years now—stopped by the brand’s show at Paris Fashion Week on March 3 wearing head-to-toe black, including a micro miniskirt, thigh-high stockings, a cape, and sunglasses.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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At the 2020 awards, Natalie Portman’s Dior cape did so literally.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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If digging a trench is too disruptive or expensive, see if your plumber can install a liner in the pipe to repair leaks.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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At New York Fashion Week, editors traded in classic trenches for cape coats tossed over tailoring.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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The whale shark, one of only three filter-feeding sharks and the largest fish in the ocean, and the manta and devil rays have joined the list that offers the strictest restrictions on trade, called Appendix I. Whale sharks are at risk from overfishing as well as being struck by ships.—
Gareth J. Fraser,
The Conversation,
12 Dec. 2025
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The researchers believe the mantas are using nature's cues such as changes in magnetic field strength, oxygen concentration, temperature and light to navigate themselves onto the right path for the next days' travel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Oct. 2025
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All of them, naturally, are wearing Burberry’s famous trench coat.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Simplee Double-Breasted Trench Coat This classic trench coat is our favorite throw-on-and-go style for spring that can pair with everything from office outfits to casual jeans, slacks, and even elevated dresses for a wedding guest look.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)—
Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
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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
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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
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During his walk, a photograph was taken of Page bundled up with frost on his cowl, hat and eyes, which were the only visible parts of him.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2026
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Ostapchuk wore a cowl halter-neck gown with an open back, while Kraus wore a dark green tuxedo jacket with black lapels, a black bow tie and black pants.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Queen Camilla’s monochrome attire and choice of mantilla fall under papal protocol, requiring women who meet with the pope to wear black and a veil, symbolizing respect and modesty.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Camilla, 78, followed tradition with her black ensemble, wearing a silk dress by Fiona Clare and a mantilla by Philip Treacy.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Poncho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poncho. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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