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
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Stay in a secluded cliff-top villa framed by rainforest foliage or atop the entire canopy in a mountain treehouse with retractable walls and private plunge pool.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 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
In warm weather the ceiling over the top floor rolls back for the place to become an open-air deck beneath a canopy of patio lights.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Stay in a secluded cliff-top villa framed by rainforest foliage or atop the entire canopy in a mountain treehouse with retractable walls and private plunge pool.
—Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 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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The Accord struck a light pole and two trees and rolled onto its roof, leading to Santiago being ejected from the vehicle.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
16 Jan. 2025
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For example, nearly 1 million U.S. homes in wildfire-prone areas have highly combustible wooden roofs.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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Despite reforestation efforts in Scandinavia, Dahl says extensive logging has led to the decline of some plant and animal species, and argues that Nordic forestry companies need to adapt their management practices to ensure nature remains protected as demand for wood increases.—
Maddy Savage,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
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The question should be whether a mayor of New York honors his duty to protect taxpayer funds, or looks for opportunities to bend them to his personal and political gain.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Numerous people across western North Carolina are still sleeping in tents and campers more than 100 days after the storm hit the area in the early morning hours of Sept. 27.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Testing tents in McLaren's Monsoon chamber remains a career highlight, while pitching reviews of exercise bikes a week before lockdown 1.0,...—
Brenda Stolyar,
WIRED,
27 Jan. 2025
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Miami Herald 302-373-8866 C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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Those policies also don’t cover all the potential sources of liability.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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In 2022, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was only screened for one week before being removed.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Capital One Arena, a downtown D.C. stadium with a capacity of 20,000, will screen the swearing-in live and host the presidential parade, Trump said.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Canopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canopy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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