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Recent Examples of poncho
The infamous photo © Getty Bush had some poncho issues: George W. Bush struggled to put on his poncho during the 2017 inauguration.
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
This poncho wrap is a boho-chic piece that is designed for easy layering.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
The chance of rain does return Sunday so maybe plan to pack a disposable poncho in your back pocket.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 6 June 2024
Every time a new runner jogged, walked, or limped up, they were congratulated by a dozen strangers, bombarded with high fives, and enveloped in a thick orange marathon-issue poncho to stave off the cold.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
This poncho wrap is a boho-chic piece that is designed for easy layering.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
The chance of rain does return Sunday so maybe plan to pack a disposable poncho in your back pocket.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 6 June 2024
Every time a new runner jogged, walked, or limped up, they were congratulated by a dozen strangers, bombarded with high fives, and enveloped in a thick orange marathon-issue poncho to stave off the cold.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poncho
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According to reports from Telemundo San Diego and Mexican publication El Universal, a narco manta — a banner used by cartels to communicate threats publicly — was posted on a bridge and addressed to Grupo Firme.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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And although stingray tails have a fearsome reputation for deadly stings, manta tails lack defensive spines entirely.—
Jack Tamisiea,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Some are straightforward trenches with the bottoms chopped off; some update the silhouette with asymmetrical closures; some add hoods or capes to up the visual intrigue.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
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Entire towns have been reduced to ruin or cut apart by trenches, in a grim callback to World War I. Now, the war in Ukraine has reached an apparent stasis.—
Mick Ryan,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2025
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At the brand’s fall 2025 show on Feb. 24, chief creative officer Daniel Lee sent coats, capes and trenches down the runway in the earthy dark browns, greens and burgundies pulled from the British countryside.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
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Four of the dancers, representing wind, wear sheer, pleated capes with an iridescent sheen that attached to shoulder straps and arm bands.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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There’s a kinetic L.A. noir riff, in which the studio head, donning a trench coat and fedora, takes it upon himself to investigate the disappearance of a reel of the Chinatown rip-off Olivia Wilde is directing.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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This trench coat from Amazon comes in eight shades, including pink and olive green.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak); social calls, dinners, and balls; the weather; her mother’s health; and people—often dozens of names.—
Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
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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
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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
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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
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Millie Bobby Brown Millie Bobby Brown wore a silver cowl neck gown paired with a coordinating veil from Annie’s Ibiza.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
1 Mar. 2025
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The actor, who celebrated her 21st birthday on February 19, attended the 2025 SAG Awards in a custom salmon satin Louis Vuitton dress with a cowl neck, open back, and a flowing train.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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For more of a European flair, there’s the mantilla veil.—
Laura Lajiness Kaupke,
Vogue,
3 Sep. 2024
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Weirdest Head Gear Lana Del Rey, wearing an Alexander McQueen gown, was topped by a thorn of crowns or Spanish mantilla — or maybe both.—
Merle Ginsberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 May 2024
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“Poncho.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poncho. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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