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
Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Foster’s drawings showed undulating brick canopies—and no walls.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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 Tree Equity Score targets 30% canopy coverage for every neighborhood.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Foster’s drawings showed undulating brick canopies—and no walls.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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
Noun
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Architect Jackson Gott’s ornamental tile roofs and dunce-cap-like decorative towers got chopped off.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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Toro gave the seven-story townhouse a grand makeover including an indoor pool, roof terrace, and artisanal furniture.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Probiotics can be a simple way to protect digestive health before and during travel to high-risk destinations.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
30 Jan. 2025
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As Londoners in the mid-19th century suffered from outbreaks of disease, Chadwick pioneered the idea that the state should be directly involved in protecting citizens’ health and that significant investments in infrastructure could help people live longer.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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After the season ended at 8:17 a.m., fishermen crowded into tents at the Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree, a festival run by Sturgeon for Tomorrow, a conservation group.—
Brian Kaiser,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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The entire tent at the Barker Hanger rose cheering as Handler acknowledged the firefighters, Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity volunteers in the room.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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To break down some of the best and worst of this year’s wacky deadline, The Athletic brought together three of its writers: James L. Edwards III, who covers the New York Knicks; Darnell Mayberry, who covers the Chicago Bulls; and Josh Robbins, who covers the Washington Wizards.—
J. Robbins, J. Edwards and D. Mayberry,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps a white sheet covered with lumps of reddish-brown rocks.—
Helen Gordon,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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The film will screen in the Americas, Europe, Asia and United Arab Emirates, starting March 19, while it will be released in Australasia and other countries in the Middle East at a later date.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Theaters in Australasia and other countries in the Middle East will screen the film at a later date.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Canopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canopy. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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