as in roof
a raised covering over something for decoration or protection
trees line both sides of the garden path, with their foliage forming a leafy canopy for walkers
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Recent Examples of canopy
Anna Lagos, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
The canopy separated hexagonal House and Senate chambers across from each other.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The bed is canopied with a canvas tarp, with a chandelier made from four flashlights hanging above.
—Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
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Noun
The most imposing constructions, hidden by nature, towered above the tree canopy.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
The canopy separated hexagonal House and Senate chambers across from each other.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
Shady porches and hammocks in the garden, chaises near the river’s sandy beach and a long dock with chairs canopied with shade.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The bed is canopied with a canvas tarp, with a chandelier made from four flashlights hanging above.
—Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canopy
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Conditions deteriorated overnight on Wednesday when the roof of a nearby mine collapsed, the newspaper reported.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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The catastrophic blaze destroyed the roof and spire of the historic medieval cathedral in Paris caught fire in April2019, after which French President Emmanuel Macron set a five year deadline for its restoration, which cost around $737 million, according to the BBC.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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This dress has a similar bubble hem and midi silhouette to keep your legs protected from the cold.Nicol Natale, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Now, the Bureau of Prisons has agreed to enter a consent decree to protect the rights of nearly 500 class members who remain incarcerated in more than a dozen federal prisons.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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As black town cars snaked down Wall Street from 5.30 p.m., onlookers leaving the office craned their necks and did a double take inside the temporary tent popped up outside Cipriani.Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
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For woodsy accommodations, book a glamping tent at Mendocino Grove.Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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Each of these books is dedicated to one of the zodiac signs and covers info like their communication style and personality traits.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 3 Dec. 2024
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Pierre previously covered the NHL for ESPN.com and The Canadian Press.Pierre LeBrun, The Athletic, 3 Dec. 2024
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The firm reiterated a buy rating on the security screening systems stock in a Wednesday note, and raised its price target to $205 per share from $175.Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Throughout the installation are some of Hajjaj’s photographs as well as one room screening another one of the artist’s filmic works, U-Lot 2010, which first screened at Paris’s Maison Européenne de la Photographie in 2019.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Canopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canopy. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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