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Recent Examples of poncho
Six Flags Magic Mountain is introducing more theatrics, and Universal Studios Hollywood has made some refreshing tweaks to one of its classic attractions (hint: bring a poncho).
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
The Cocoon nursing cover looks more like a sweater poncho and is made from a breathable fabric that keeps you and your baby cool under cover.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
Capes on cropped trenches and sleeveless poncho styles.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In many cases, the style read as the trusty poncho.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
The Cocoon nursing cover looks more like a sweater poncho and is made from a breathable fabric that keeps you and your baby cool under cover.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
Capes on cropped trenches and sleeveless poncho styles.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In many cases, the style read as the trusty poncho.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poncho
Noun
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From freezer reshuffling to roadside inspections mid-journey to the Smithsonian, the manta’s journey to formal recognition was as dramatic as the discovery itself.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Wild egrets stalk the shallows for tiddlers, while the nearby reef bustles with mantas, turtles, and sailfish.—
Hazel Plush,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Heading all the way to Australia, there was still plenty to pull from: and the goth life stops for nothing and no one—case in point, Ortega’s paddle in the surf at Bondi Beach in a Matrix-esque leather trench, combat boots in hand.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
17 Aug. 2025
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Effective water bars can prevent runoff from concentrating on these lines and causing trenches and gullies to form.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Many performances shown in the film featured the Sun Ra Arkestra in otherworldly attire: glitzy shirts worn with capes and golden hats.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
6 Aug. 2025
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McGann was mid-haircut when officers with the Arkansas State Police (ASP) entered the shop and promptly placed McGann in handcuffs, removing the black and white haircut cape in the process.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For decades leading up to 2015, Trump cultivated an image as the very picture of American success: A distinctive-looking New York City man in a suit and trench coat with a big ego, big ambitions, big mouth, who built big buildings.—
Isaac Schorr,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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There’s nothing wrong with keeping it simple—overalls serve as a great complement to classic turtlenecks, jackets, button-downs, and trench coats.—
Erika Veurink,
Vogue,
29 July 2025
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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); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names.—
Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
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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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In the end, Alessia trusted her gut and decided on another look, a $48 yellow cowl neck dress from Zara, similar in style to Kate Hudson's iconic slip from How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days that her mom had picked up for her (along with the butter yellow one that stayed at home).—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Val Kilmer cuts an excellent cowl, Nicole Kidman enjoys a rare vamping role, and even Jim Carrey carries some legitimate hellzapoppin’ menace as the Riddler.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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Paredes poses in a black dress whose style imitates that of a classic Spanish mantilla shawl.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
30 July 2025
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Some women donned a mantilla, a veil that typically signifies more traditionalist Catholic belief and practice.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Poncho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poncho. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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