as in roof
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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Recent Examples of canopy
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Water deeply under the entire canopy to wet the trees’ vast network of surface roots.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Why Trust Travel + Leisure Lauren Breedlove is a traveler and beachgoer who knows the importance of finding the right beach umbrella or canopy for use everywhere from camping to a beach vacation.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
With vining to bushy or cascading growth habits, plants quickly produce a lush canopy of deep green foliage to fill large containers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Water deeply under the entire canopy to wet the trees’ vast network of surface roots.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Verb
Sometimes the truck passed down shady streets canopied by fertile trees.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
Why Trust Travel + Leisure Lauren Breedlove is a traveler and beachgoer who knows the importance of finding the right beach umbrella or canopy for use everywhere from camping to a beach vacation.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canopy
Noun
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As for the care and maintenance this home has received, the roof was replaced in 2020, the furnace in 2010, the first floor air conditioning unit was new in 2022, and a new well pump was installed in 2023.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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These perimeter spaces under the flat roof include a music library, a recording studio, a variety of practice spaces and offices.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Even without federal limits on chemicals like PFAS, states have the authority to protect public health and the environment.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Doing so, officials say, helps protect not only those rolling up their sleeves but those who cannot get vaccinated, such as the very youngest children.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Unfortunately, that means the only place Bruccoleri can rehearse is in a tent on the front lawn.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Just remember, tents do not offer protection from lightning.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Her desk was perpetually covered in Post-it notes of various neon hues.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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This designation will cover a portion of Interstate 80 where the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reaches the city near Oracle Park, the Giants' home stadium.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Brazilian nonprofit NoHarm’s prescription-review tool, deployed across 200+ hospitals and screening millions of prescriptions monthly, illustrates both the value at stake and the scale at which a single failure mode would harm patients.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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No one’s sitting in the HR office at the Denver Zoo screening resumes at midnight.—
Michelle Dally,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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“Canopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canopy. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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