as in roof
a raised covering over something for decoration or protection
a huge tent was erected for the outdoor wedding reception
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as in to sleep out
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Recent Examples of tent
Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
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
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
Regarding the latter, the studio took over the entire Music Center plaza, elaborately tented it, and threw a party that easily rivaled, if not exceeded, what HBO used to do at Pacific Design Center.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
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Noun
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
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
Verb
According to Zambrano and Sarah Brekke, M.S., Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen brand manager, the benefits of tenting a turkey with foil include:
Moisture retention: Foil helps trap steam, preventing the turkey—especially the breast meat—from drying out.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
Regarding the latter, the studio took over the entire Music Center plaza, elaborately tented it, and threw a party that easily rivaled, if not exceeded, what HBO used to do at Pacific Design Center.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tent
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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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
Verb
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In other research on exercise and sleep out of Iowa State University, study participants were grouped into resistance training workouts, aerobic workouts, and combination workouts (both resistance and aerobic exercise).—
Laura Hensley,
Verywell Health,
28 June 2024
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Still, the protesters slept out in the open after police took their tents, despite temperatures in the low 30s.—
Alison Cross,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2024
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
Verb
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Mahan said that homeless residents who had encamped around the surrounding areas would receive priority access to the tiny home community.—
Devan Patel,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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It's believed that everyone else died while encamped for the winter or while attempting to walk back to civilization.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Sep. 2024
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“Tent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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