as in arbor
a collapsible covering used to protect against rain or sun
I always keep an umbrella handy—you never know when you might need one.
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Recent Examples of umbrella
In the heigh of summer, the beaches are often completely blanketed with umbrellas and beach towels, leaving little room to actually see the sand.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Arafat led the Fatah movement and was the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a sometimes unwieldy umbrella group of various Palestinian factions, ranging from outright Marxist to avowedly Islamist and everything in between.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Pop Mart, according to sources, is instead encouraging brands to work with other popular IPs such as Molly, Skullpanda, Crybabay, and Dimoo under its umbrella, a move aimed at ensuring balanced development across its portfolio for long-term gain.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The famed Scottish distillery, which falls under the LVMH umbrella, has opened the doors of its Ardbeg House, a luxe hotel nestled in the village of Port Ellen in Islay—where, of course, the brand crafts its spirits.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Arafat led the Fatah movement and was the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a sometimes unwieldy umbrella group of various Palestinian factions, ranging from outright Marxist to avowedly Islamist and everything in between.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Pop Mart, according to sources, is instead encouraging brands to work with other popular IPs such as Molly, Skullpanda, Crybabay, and Dimoo under its umbrella, a move aimed at ensuring balanced development across its portfolio for long-term gain.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The famed Scottish distillery, which falls under the LVMH umbrella, has opened the doors of its Ardbeg House, a luxe hotel nestled in the village of Port Ellen in Islay—where, of course, the brand crafts its spirits.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for umbrella
Noun
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There’s a pergola, or grape arbor, near the water that serves as a front-row spot for watching sunsets over the river.—
John Turton,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Don’t let vines climb trees and shrubs; train them to arbors and trellises. 61.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 July 2025
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On the screen were images of rolling hills, deer frolicking in the forest, and waves crashing on the shore.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Computer-using agents (such as OpenAI Operator and Manus AI) circumvent this by using computer vision to understand what’s on a screen.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Unlike the closed-coupe Chiron, which cocoons you from its inner workings, the Mistral delivers a raw mechanical sound bath, tempered only by a pop-in wind deflector (fixed in examples for North America)—just aft of the seats—that reduces cabin turbulence and shields air-flow.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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Yet there is still a whiff of old-fashioned British grandeur about the production, with its fluttering pennants, Norman kite shields, and mounted knights.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Inside a pavilion built for shelter after Hurricane Iniki struck Kauaʻi in 1992, with paintings of dolphins and waves on the walls, John runs a brief tournament for eight players before a community movie night in Anahola, a homestead neighborhood reserved for Hawaiians.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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At the Arctic Repair conference at the University of Cambridge in June, more than 175 researchers discussed geoengineering ideas ranging from employing this sea ice thickening to placing gigantic sunshades in space.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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These are called sunshades, and they're meant to prevent UV rays and heat from overloading the inside of your vehicle.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Allure editorial assistant Jennet Jusu, who opted for shade Warm Honey, agrees that the shade matching was effortless.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
19 Sep. 2025
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Those Danessa Myricks blurring balms that offer a flawless complexion finish and luminous blush in all the right shades?—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Sep. 2025
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Researchers have debated for decades how these dinosaurs used their signature dome.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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That dome still rises above Skylight Inn today, and not much else has changed, either.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The preliminary investigation found that an individual had rented the park pavilion for a reunion — an event that was ending when shots were fired.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Sep. 2025
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Making days on the lake even more comfortable and luxe is the boathouse pavilion right by the dock.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Umbrella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umbrella. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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