poncho

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Recent Examples of poncho Accessories such as rain covers, rider poncho and extra seating are also optionally available. Paul Ridden june 29, New Atlas, 29 June 2025 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). 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 See All Example Sentences for poncho
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Noun
  • 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
  • During the dives, lights on the bottom of the boats attract plankton, which in turn attract giant mantas; divers get to see them from just feet away floating in and out of the darkness.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • This off-white cropped trench jacket is designed for easy layering and is nearly half off today.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The roads became thick with mud, the numbers in his Company were diminishing, and on a night in June the Company advanced to dig a further trench, only to retreat again immediately having not made a lick of progress—but not without suffering the fatality of his friend, Thomas.
    Alice Vernon September 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dresses, in muted shades ranging from pale pink to pearl gray, cream and black, contrast layers of vaporous tulle and organza with long ruffled skirts and collared capes in satin or taffeta edged with lace.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Bianca Jones Denver, CO Let the rain become a style moment, and work that makeshift rain cover like a cape.
    Matt Nager, Outside, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Anrabess Knit Coatigan, $36 with coupon While not technically a trench coat, this coatigan shares several similarities with Meghan’s cozy outerwear.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Last week, Martin stood outside of Tish James' home in Brooklyn, New York, and posed for pictures dressed in a trench coat.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
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
Noun
  • It's made of soft mulberry silk and features a classy cowl neckline complemented by a criss-cross back strap.
    Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The front bumper, front headlamps, hood, grille, fender, windshield, cowl, front door and rear door were all damaged, the complaint read.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Paredes poses in a black dress whose style imitates that of a classic Spanish mantilla shawl.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 30 July 2025
  • 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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