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
It is also fitted with a full-beam hydraulic swim platform that connects guests to the water and an awning that protects them from the elements.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
The entire complex is painted in bright primary colors and festooned with striped awnings, banners, two United States flags, and seven Texas flags.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
On a visit to another small Ok. town, Cox spied a tattered awning that said Country Bird, which was the perfect name for her bakery.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Soon, signs on the store awnings were written in foreign languages.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2025
The entire complex is painted in bright primary colors and festooned with striped awnings, banners, two United States flags, and seven Texas flags.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
On a visit to another small Ok. town, Cox spied a tattered awning that said Country Bird, which was the perfect name for her bakery.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Soon, signs on the store awnings were written in foreign languages.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awning
Noun
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Based on a stranger-than-fiction story, the drama stars Channing Tatum as a former Army Ranger who robs McDonald's eateries by entering through their roofs.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The branches, laden with its signature fanlike leaves, bend and curl in toward the trunk, creating a sort of protective canopy.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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The colors were inspired by our surrounding environment – violet crown skies and the green canopies of our parks and trails.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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During the event days, there will be a community display of pumpkins, live music, a food tent and beer, wine and soda.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Protesters also disrupted the 2024 Indie Spirit Awards, with host Jim Gaffigan attempting to make his way through the presentation by speaking over the sound of protests happening outside the event's tent venue at the Santa Monica Pier in California.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awning. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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