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noun

plural of canopy
as in roofs
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of canopy
as in protects

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Recent Examples of canopies
Noun
In addition, strategic timber harvesting opens up canopies to support diverse wildlife and plant species. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026 Today, military forces use ram-air paragliders, which consist of canopies made of flexible, ram-air wings with an upper and lower shell connected by internal fabric ribs to form hollow cells. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 Dark, narrow aisles opened onto leafy patios and soaring atria crowned with voluptuous canopies of cast concrete. — Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026 That’s when the modern Grove, now a sea of red, white, and blue canopies, was born. — Wright Thompson, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026 Specifically, the watch can better track your location when you're surrounded by tall buildings in a big city, through cloud cover, and through tree canopies. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 Forest canopies opened, exposing the ground to more sunlight and altering the movement of water through the landscape. — Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Any butterfly species could spark a color palette, pattern, material, or even an emphasis on flight using hanging mobiles or canopies. — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026 Although vendors at the various farmers markets are often under tents or canopies, those can collect heat as the day progresses. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canopies
  1. roofs
  2. protects
  3. tents
  4. screens
  5. clouds
  6. covers
Noun
  • Tree trimming is also important because overhanging branches can damage roofs, windows, and siding during high winds.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sponsored telecasting means free, over-the-air telecasts—the kind that were commonplace before cable television, when people placed antennas on their televisions or roofs to pick up signals from a handful of channels.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • William tells me Saint Michael is the angel that protects soldiers, police officers, and firefighters.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That approach protects young people and preserves access for adults who have already made the choice to move away from cigarettes.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of protects
Noun
  • Unlike tasting events held in spaces with kitchens attached, Tower Bridge Dinner has commissary tents on the West Sacramento side of the bridge, with limited cooking and prep options.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Atlanta Food & Wine Festival Celebrate Southern food, wine and community with unlimited food and drink at tasting tents and other activities at this four-day festival.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of tents
Verb
  • The advanced safety detector, which screens incoming messages for policy violations, must be manually enabled by users.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • San Diego biotech firm Craif, which screens for cancer through at-home urine tests, received $33 million this week to strengthen its research and development for pancreatic cancer testing.
    — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of screens
Verb
  • There’s a running joke about the MCU having the most magical water that clouds everything.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The United States’ relationship with its partners in the region also clouds its messaging and invites escalation.
    — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Definition of clouds
Verb
  • The current ordering period covers missions through December 2032.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Deborah Haynes covers serious stuff, like foreign affairs, national security and defense — the sorts of topics that might not make good fodder for a snarky newsletter or a hot-talk podcast.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of covers

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