as in roof
a raised covering over something for decoration or protection
stayed under the awning outside the shop during the rainstorm
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Recent Examples of awning
Duck under the familiar red-and-white-striped awning to find treats of all shapes and sizes—and from every era— at the always nostalgic Candy Factory.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Now fans line up at the small storefront, wrapping around the roughly 250-square-foot restaurant with bright yellow awnings and a walk-up window.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Decorate: Find the perfect accessory for your living room at Decorate, a home goods store on Mass. Ave with signature red awnings.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Like modern stadiums, the Colosseum had a retractable roof
In an extraordinary feat of engineering, Romans created a vast retractable canvas awning to shield spectators from the relentless Italian sun.
—Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Now fans line up at the small storefront, wrapping around the roughly 250-square-foot restaurant with bright yellow awnings and a walk-up window.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Decorate: Find the perfect accessory for your living room at Decorate, a home goods store on Mass. Ave with signature red awnings.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2024
Like modern stadiums, the Colosseum had a retractable roof
In an extraordinary feat of engineering, Romans created a vast retractable canvas awning to shield spectators from the relentless Italian sun.
—Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awning
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The Accord struck a light pole and two trees and rolled onto its roof, leading to Santiago being ejected from the vehicle.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025
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For example, nearly 1 million U.S. homes in wildfire-prone areas have highly combustible wooden roofs.Justin Angle, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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Opening the canopy dries out the forest floor and increases wind speeds, both of which accelerate fire.Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
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By his calculations, even after 20 years, the canopy of the new trees would only offer 57% of the shade as the original trees.Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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The offensive has reduced large areas of the territory to rubble and displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million, with hundreds of thousands packed into tent camps along the coast where hunger is widespread.Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Joe O’Neill, also a Sidewalk Project board member, said some people’s tents were blown away by the fierce winds.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awning. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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