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
Most unusual feature: Solar panels discreetly concealed as retractable awnings and supporting pillars.
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Ushi sprints out of the gate with a rather long, comprehensive scroll of options that includes camping add-ons like pressurized 15- or 30-L water tanks, an awning, a sink faucet, a grill mount, a battery and plenty more.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2024
Elsewhere in the city, a few surviving neon signs give way every year to cut-vinyl awnings, backlit fluorescent plexi, and most especially chains of single-color LEDs.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
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.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Ushi sprints out of the gate with a rather long, comprehensive scroll of options that includes camping add-ons like pressurized 15- or 30-L water tanks, an awning, a sink faucet, a grill mount, a battery and plenty more.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2024
Elsewhere in the city, a few surviving neon signs give way every year to cut-vinyl awnings, backlit fluorescent plexi, and most especially chains of single-color LEDs.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
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.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awning
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Related Articles Insurance regulators slash Citizens’ requested rate hikes for 2025 Asphalt shingle roofs begin to lose wind resistance after only 10 years, state officials say DeSantis’ 2025-26 budget request seeks $590 million in additional funding for the popular program.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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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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This improves airflow and lets more sunlight get into the canopy while keeping the tree compact and productive.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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After the canopy at Novi Sad railway station collapsed in November, Mr. Vucic initially insisted that the structure had not been part of the renovation work.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Rampant crime, higher taxes, the highest cost of living in our nation, tent encampments in every major city, more fentanyl deaths, catastrophic fires, a broken home insurance market and people across our state are struggling to afford groceries and gas.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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There’s also plenty of tequila drinks in the house — er, tent.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awning. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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