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
Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
From there, a chartered flight carried us over miles of unbroken forest canopy into the Rupununi, the vast savanna interior where the Amazon Basin meets the ancient Guiana Shield.
—Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Occasioning all this was her cherry tree, a monumental Kanzan that canopies roughly two-thirds of her Brooklyn backyard and part of the one next door.
—Kholood Eid, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Noun
The city is also working on a tree inventory as part of a tree canopy coverage assessment.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
From there, a chartered flight carried us over miles of unbroken forest canopy into the Rupununi, the vast savanna interior where the Amazon Basin meets the ancient Guiana Shield.
—Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2026
Verb
Pilot adventures include gorilla trekking in Uganda with wildlife ranger Denis Onyiko and his team, exploring rewilding efforts in Argentina, and uncovering biodiversity from coast to canopy in Costa Rica.
—Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Occasioning all this was her cherry tree, a monumental Kanzan that canopies roughly two-thirds of her Brooklyn backyard and part of the one next door.
—Kholood Eid, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canopy
Noun
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Eco effort The villas are mainly run on solar power (each villa’s roof is slightly sloped to accommodate these solar panels), and the resort is single plastic-free.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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His war in Iran has the price of gasoline and diesel through the roof which is making everything more expensive.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The best way to protect yourself during an earthquake is to drop, cover and hold on, officials say.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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This sacrificial mechanism forces an impact to expend far more energy to penetrate the material, thereby protecting the stronger, load-bearing polymer bonds from failing during rapid deformation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Sky Ridge Yurts is home to cabins and circular tents called yurts.—
Simone Jasper
May 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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Some residents don't believe Ebola exists, and there have been violent attacks on hospitals and isolation tents.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 May 2026
Verb
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The cameras on each phone had been covered with painter’s tape, which authorities believe was intended to prevent his surroundings from being recorded.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The red leather booths and wooden bar date back to the early 20th century and the walls are covered in flags from American universities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Before Universal could make a decision about Penland, a news story emerged about Scorsese screening the film for Catholic clergy.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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The main byproduct of this process is a compound known as benzoylecgonine — the exact compound that drug tests screen for.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Canopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canopy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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