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rainwear

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as in raincoat

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Recent Examples of rainwear Burberry added that its Portraits of an Icon campaign, which broke earlier this year and focused on the trench, spurred a 19 percent increase in new rainwear customers. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 Outerwear and scarves remain hero categories, up double digits thanks to strong demand for heritage rainwear, lightweight jackets and other seasonal product. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 17 July 2026 In the last fiscal year, outerwear grew by a high single-digit percentage, led by Heritage rainwear, while scarves grew by a double-digit percentage. — Samantha Conti, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rainwear

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In Reykjavik, clouds did not prevent hundreds of people from gathering in bright raincoats in front of the landmark Hallgrímskirkja church as the skies darkened.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Breathlessly Eva, 41, runs up and down the dusty stairs in a bright yellow raincoat, exposing the real estate investor’s schemes, rallying her neighbors, fighting with her husband, wondering what went wrong.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of raincoat

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Pack essentials like rain gear, layers of clothing, water, sunscreen, eye protection and an offline map.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Whether festivalgoers came prepared with rain gear or simply didn't let the weather bother them, many said the forecast wasn't going to stop them from seeing this year's headliners, The Smashing Pumpkins and Charli XCX.

— Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of rain gear

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Finally, cover outlets that aren’t waterproof-rated, advises Dewey.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026
This gives you a 31% discount on a travel-friendly speaker packing a two-way speaker system, an IP67 waterproof and dustproof rating, 12 hours of battery life, and PartyBoost multispeaker syncing.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026

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Mary Jane eventually found her muck boots and an oilskin jacket in the back of the hallway closet.

— Kate Walbert, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies—chasing other people’s dreams.

— Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2018

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