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Recent Examples of window shade
But other questions have more subjective answers, like who gets to decide whether the window shade is up or down mid-flight?
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The plane’s window shades remained closed for the entire flight, and a guard at the front of the plane shouted at anyone who spoke.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
It’s also designed to reduce the risk of injury, such as falling trying to reach a window shade high on the wall or getting in an out of a tub.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
An advertisement in the Sun touted blackout window shades for sale, in limited quantities, at the National Shade Co. on Harford Ave.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The plane’s window shades remained closed for the entire flight, and a guard at the front of the plane shouted at anyone who spoke.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
It’s also designed to reduce the risk of injury, such as falling trying to reach a window shade high on the wall or getting in an out of a tub.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
An advertisement in the Sun touted blackout window shades for sale, in limited quantities, at the National Shade Co. on Harford Ave.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for window shade
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As with every project associated with Sally Rooney, whose 2018 novel the show is based on, Normal People is a moody tapestry of yearning and feelings left maddeningly unsaid.—
Stephanie Bai,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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His life’s tapestry reflected a unique business, American and Jewish journey that fascinated and inspired me.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trees and bucks cover eco-friendly cork wallpaper that ties to an antelope statue to signal the travels of Edgar Perry while Lutie’s (his wife) room is its opposite with light salmon shades contrasting wild leopard carpet and soft velvets.—
Mandy Ellis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Since each piece is simple and flattering they can be worn together or separately, not to mention the pairing comes in a staggering 19-shade range with sizes spanning from XS to 2XL.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Window shade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/window%20shade. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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