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
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
Noun
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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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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
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
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awning. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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