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 Also on the roof is a retractable awning, for when one is parked and needs protection from the sun and elements. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025 Canopy awnings will be installed over all entrances and service doors, including a large 300-square-foot canopy over the customer walk-up service window, providing weather protection. Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025 Under colorful awnings and hanging baskets of herbs, locals gather for produce, lavender honey, and wheels of cheese. Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Promenade decks with picnic tables and awnings topped the houses. Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for awning
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Noun
  • The jump in homeless students, advocates say, represents a swell in local families who have no roof over their heads.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Some readers may be very familiar with these exact swirls on the roof, hood and trunk of their cars.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In a city where summer heat outpaces shade, Pittsburg is taking steps to expand its urban tree canopy to ensure that every neighborhood, especially those impacted by rising temperatures and air quality issues, benefit from more trees.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • That extends from the light red bathroom tiles that mimic shiny, brick walls to an intertwining, metal branch sculpture canopy that greets visitors.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The agency is instead holding people in jails, prisons or tent encampments – the first and largest on the Fort Bliss military base in Texas – before deporting them.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The homeless tents are banned, and now the next enforcement wave has begun.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awning. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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