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
  • The New York design and research company’s Vigils project demonstrates the process through four capes, titled Velum I through IV.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Some guests come in costumes of their own—velvet capes, lace-up bodices, and intricate braids.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of capes
Noun
  • In August 2025, utility workers digging trenches for a natural gas project in Lima, Peru, uncovered two 1,000-year-old tombs in a single day.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Long Waterloo Heritage Trench Coat Taking its cue from the original Burberry trenches, the Waterloo coat is cut to a more generous, classic fit with soft, rounded shoulders.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of trenches
Noun
  • From roughly October through March, higher concentrations of plankton can attract larger groups of mantas but make the water cloudier.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 27 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 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
  • At the Palazzo Reale, an entire wall is punctuated by Picabia’s loose pencil and watercolor studies of the severe faces of Sevillian women, dark tresses piled high under lace mantillas.
    — Nicole Kaack, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Some of the women had their hair covered in lace mantillas, an old Catholic custom.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 June 2026
Definition of mantillas
Noun
  • Other amenities include a gym, a borrowing closet with Hunter boots and raincoats, and daily boat tours.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The true meaning of death lies in bookmarks and raincoats, not in textbooks and lecture theatres.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of raincoats
Noun
  • In addition to Nyx’s resonant vocals, the classic costumes, flowing shawls and windswept hair of the real Nicks will transport audiences back in time.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Next to the workshop, a small showroom displays scarves, shawls, jackets, bags and other products made from Pulu and Zeter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 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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“Ponchos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ponchos. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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