Thesaurus results for AWNING

awning

noun

ˈȯ-niŋ

Definition of awning

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 This can be in a low spot in your yard that always drains poorly, or under a roof awning or near a gutter that is likely to overflow. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Aug. 2026 But to protect against the elements, roughly 65% of the seats are still covered by the stadium's awning. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The ice vests are out and the awnings on team buses extended, but there are no plans yet to alter stages, with the exception of Mont Ventoux. — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 To one side, a cop car sat parked under a gas station awning, complete with pumps and price signs. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for awning

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Play was suspended on the outside courts, but the roofs could close on Armstrong and Ashe, protecting Bublik and Wolf, and Novak Djokovic and Mariano Navone, from the elements.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The California Legislature just passed two bills that advocates say will greatly improve access to small-scale solar for renters, people in condos and others who don’t have access to their roofs or can’t afford a full rooftop array.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of roof

Noun

Just outside town, take hayrides through the pumpkin patch and watch apple cider and donuts being made at Uncle Frank’s Apple Town or ride a chairlift over the jewel-tone canopy at The Highlands at Harbor Springs.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026
Perhaps a soldier took his last breath beneath its canopy, watering its roots with his blood.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of canopy

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The same store covers equipment, event branding like tents and signage, coach’s gear, and spirit wear, one platform instead of five vendors for a director to manage.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Some residents Evans encountered were hunkered down in their homes or using tents, tarps, buses and cars as their shelter.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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