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
Keyla Vasconcellos, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The Embassy of Japan gifted the 52 trees to Indiana in 2012, and now once a year, the park's cherry canopy bursts into a cloud of pastel pink.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Why Trust Travel + Leisure Lauren Breedlove is a traveler and beachgoer who knows the importance of finding the right beach umbrella or canopy for use everywhere from camping to a beach vacation.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Daily life unfolds beneath a dense canopy of elms, sycamores, and valley oaks that long defined Sacramento as the City of Trees.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
The Embassy of Japan gifted the 52 trees to Indiana in 2012, and now once a year, the park's cherry canopy bursts into a cloud of pastel pink.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
Sometimes the truck passed down shady streets canopied by fertile trees.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Why Trust Travel + Leisure Lauren Breedlove is a traveler and beachgoer who knows the importance of finding the right beach umbrella or canopy for use everywhere from camping to a beach vacation.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canopy
Noun
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Tempe urged residents to watch for bees flying in and out of roof tiles, vents, irrigation boxes or other small openings, which may point to a nearby hive or swarm.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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It's finished in spruce cladding and is topped by a metal roof.—
Adam Williams
March 29,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To protect yourself, property owners can sign up for notifications about any new documents filed for their property in the city's Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS).—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Go to the Strait and just take it, protect it.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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New-age has widened to a big-tent genre, evolving from heady subculture to mainstream schlock to avant-garde fascination, and now to chill, low-stakes record collector music.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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Just remember, tents do not offer protection from lightning.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Around 450,000 Kentuckians currently participate in the expansion, but health care advocacy groups say changes to the program could impact all Medicaid patients, not just those covered under ACA.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Apr. 2026
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Like many psychedelic retreat operators in the US and abroad, Confluence requires prospective participants to provide a medical and psychiatric history to screen for conditions, circumstances and drugs that could present safety issues.—
Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Rarely has a series not screening at Series Mania driven so much conversation at the French TV Festival.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Canopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canopy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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