ponchos

noun

plural of poncho
1
as in capes

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2
as in trenches

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ponchos
  1. capes
  2. trenches
  3. mantas
  4. trench coats
  5. mantillas
  6. raincoats
  7. shawls
  8. dominoes
Noun
  • Faena staff in luxurious red capes circled around them, serving light bites and cold martinis.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
  • Thousands of fans — treated with Doctor Doom masks and capes — waited nearly days to get a glimpse of Feige’s grand plan for the next era of the MCU.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2026
Definition of capes
Noun
  • But its owner, Hiro Yonekawa, packs way more into its two rooms, which are full of mostly vintage clothes like mint Burberry trenches (for around $300), graphic tees, men’s dress shirts and women’s tops, hats and handbags.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • French authorities wanted to honor the ‘’blood spilled″ during WWI by Muslim soldiers who died in trenches of Verdun and beyond to defend France, Hafiz said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of trenches
Noun
  • 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
  • The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll.
    — Jonny Bierman, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of mantas
Noun
  • Cropped trench coats are also having a moment this season, delivering the same polished protection in a shorter, sleeker hem, like this 34 percent-off style from Amazon and this $38-off denim trench coat from Madewell.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of trench coats
Noun
  • Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 June 2026
  • At the funeral for Pope Francis in April, Jill Biden, Queen Letizia of Spain, Princess Charlene of Monaco and Queen Rania of Jordan were among the high-profile royals and global dignitaries who wore mantillas with their mourning attire.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of mantillas
Noun
  • People also moved quickly to capitalize on the weather, riding bicycles through the area while selling raincoats and ponchos to fans caught outside before conditions began to clear.
    — Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Porch goose owners are known for going all out, especially around the holidays, with tiny raincoats, Santa robes, itsy-bitsy bikinis, graduation caps, bunny ears, and more.
    — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2026
Definition of raincoats
Noun
  • Men don ritual shawls and leather prayer boxes, the time of the prayer dictated not by a clock but by the rising of the sun.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 July 2026
  • Bostonians with ties to Cape Verde wore the country’s flag on bags, shawls, and most popularly, soccer jerseys during a City Hall flag raising Sunday to celebrate the archipelago nation’s 51st Independence Day.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of shawls
Noun
  • Noah began building with dominoes in 2022 after watching popular YouTubers construct elaborate, large-scale domino structures and set-ups and knock them down in showstopping chain reactions.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of dominoes
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