as in jacket
a warm outdoor coat put your overcoat on—it's freezing out there!

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Recent Examples of overcoat Angular, linear, massive, his figure hidden behind a heavy overcoat. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 The latter acts as your go-to soirée staple this holiday season, enhanced only by The Frankie Shop’s winter white overcoat, a pair of kitten-heel pumps from By Far, and Cos’s sequin evening clutch. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024 Her costumes aren’t particularly notable, consisting mostly of plain suits and overcoats in a story where the flashy outfits go to characters like the Joker. Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 The Leather Overcoat Pair a super sleek overcoat with a dress and lean boots for a look that can effortlessly take you from the office to the after-party. Christina Holevas, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overcoat 
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Noun
  • Authorities said the assailant, wearing a hooded jacket, balaclava, and gray backpack, fled on foot before mounting an electric bike and riding into Central Park.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The Blackpink singer selected a vintage blue and red Budweiser leather jacket, which featured racing stripes along the sleeves.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Tommy’s security guards wear SS-style greatcoats by Sarafina Bush.
    Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The men were sporting tweets, Norfolk jackets and a camel hair greatcoat.
    Melanie Windridge, Forbes, 24 May 2021
Noun
  • Wear this turtleneck with these wide-leg jeans for an easy outfit; go for gasps in that ruched top or long, textured topcoat.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The lamp has a sticker that explains a quick press is one minute long and a long press is two minutes of curing; use one minute for the base coat and color, and two minutes for the topcoat.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

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“Overcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcoat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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