rainwear

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Recent Examples of rainwear 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 Related Story Lee In addition to rainwear and footwear, Lee is designing jeans for on-the-go this fall. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2024 Launched in 1991 by making waterproof rainwear for golfers, Zero Restriction has been called upon to provide outerwear for the U.S. team in the past, including the 2015 Presidents Cup in South Korea and the 2022 edition in North Carolina. Michael Loré, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 The next box contained his overalls, rainwear, all just as clean and neatly folded. Martin Aitken, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for rainwear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainwear
Noun
  • The range of 70 vintage styles will include a leather aviator jacket, a yellow raincoat circa 1992, a denim jumpsuit and a stone Irish linen shirt.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Kogonada fills the film with saturated colors, favoring the primary standbys of fire-engine red, raincoat yellow and mailbox blue.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As for today's weather forecast, storm chances will continue throughout the day, so keep the rain gear nearby.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Pedestrians cloaked in rain gear are running for cover.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The American team could certainly have done without the aggravation of running to the pro shop to buy alternative waterproofs in 2010 because they were getting soaked in their official gear.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • This irrigator is 100% waterproof and the water tank is dishwasher safe for easy cleaning.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The jean were presented alongside a collection of classic workwear with Japanese vintage details, and oilskin coat inspired by one of creative director Maria Heilmann’s vintage pieces, and handknitted pieces crafted from undyed llama.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019

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“Rainwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainwear. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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