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Recent Examples of arbor
In order to be a tree city, the community must adhere to standards laid out by the Arbor Day Foundation such as creating a public tree care ordinance, and an arbor day celebration.
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
The grant will also be used to provide arbor care training to Blue Island’s Public Works staff scheduled in February.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Relocate firewood and lumber to Zone 2. Replace combustible fencing, gates, and arbors attached to the home with noncombustible alternatives.
—Eric MacK, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024
The grant will also be used to provide arbor care training to Blue Island’s Public Works staff scheduled in February.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Relocate firewood and lumber to Zone 2. Replace combustible fencing, gates, and arbors attached to the home with noncombustible alternatives.
—Eric MacK, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbor
Noun
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The driver then sped off but crashed into a pergola in a nearby yard.—
Christian Martinez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Order a sandwich and soup along with housemade artichoke dip at the counter and sit outside under a pergola draped in greenery.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That subtle and alluring mix includes a custom gray mohair rug by Augusta Hoffman Studio, gray plaster walls, and warmer Rose Uniacke textiles on the Roman shades, bed, and canopy.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2025
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In lawns, take care not to mow too low, as this opens the canopy to seed establishment.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Like the bowers, the nests of the puffer fish are beautiful and involve mate attraction.—
Shawn Simpson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Adam—great in the bower, but a bit of a bore—speaks in paeans, but the snake speaks boldly, sensuously.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Bear in mind, a tent does not protect you from lightning.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The projections were apparently also used during the festival’s first weekend and led to the livestream of the band’s set being cut off; on the second weekend, the Sonora tent’s sets were not livestreamed, presumably due to those messages.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The covered but open-air space now has a new roof with five retractable awnings to protect against the ocean breeze, a new high-top counter with eight seats facing the water, new dining tables, new or reupholstered furnishings and new light fixtures.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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The first bite of a David bar tends to leave a thin film on the roof of my mouth.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His dad’s artwork hung between Aparicio’s colossal rubber castings dangling from the ceiling, embodying residual markings.—
Sarah Quiñones Wolfson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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From the darkened facade to the seven-meter-tall ceilings to the cobblestones that cover Mercer Street, every detail sits at the periphery of both modernity and an unreachable bygone era, much like the label itself.—
Brett Braley,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The blaze left Castle Howard in a state of utter destruction, with its soaring dome crumbled inwards and many of its stately rooms hollowed out.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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The truck toting the Pope’s body glided down narrow streets, the dome of the Vatican slowly fading into the distance.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This week, the Prairie Village shop with the red awnings, is bustling with customers ordering and picking up these special treats personalized with names of children, grandchildren and family members.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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This is going to be, like, a hospital or a house or a gas station with an awning or a hardwood tree or a softwood tree.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Arbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbor. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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