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Recent Examples of awning
Tens of thousands of Southeast Michigan residents didn't have power on Friday night after high winds, which caused a gas station awning in Sterling Heights, Michigan, to collapse.
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Long picnic tables await out front under a tall metal awning, perfect for whiling away a warm afternoon.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Regardless of what brings clients into the store, hardly anyone in town will miss the bright red awning just a few blocks from the base of the mountain.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
An awning is a shade cover that juts out over an area.
—Melissa Minton, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Long picnic tables await out front under a tall metal awning, perfect for whiling away a warm afternoon.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Regardless of what brings clients into the store, hardly anyone in town will miss the bright red awning just a few blocks from the base of the mountain.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
An awning is a shade cover that juts out over an area.
—Melissa Minton, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awning
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
Noun
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Environmental experts say the program will make the parks healthier as part of its effort to increase the tree canopy.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Labor unions and other groups set up tents and canopies close to the rally.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Just south of downtown San Jose, about 100 people live on the banks of Coyote Creek, where footpaths and improvised bridges connect a community of tents and wooden shacks — the city’s last sprawling homeless encampment.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The El Cajon City Council on Tuesday rejected an appeal from the Afghan Community Culture Center, denying the group’s request to continue using a temporary tent as a community gathering site.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awning. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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