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as in limits
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
there's a ceiling on prices
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as in roofs
a raised covering over something for decoration or protection
we sat around the campfire under a ceiling of stars
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Recent Examples of ceilings
Inside, wood beamed ceilings and rustic stonework highlight the signature style of the region.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Large living rooms with high ceilings or privacy needs should use heavy curtains.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Landing spots play into the ceilings and floors.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Customers enter through the building’s rear, up a flight of stairs and through a red door, which spills out into a sumptuous, 2,000-square-foot lounge with low tin ceilings, moody lighting and a mammoth Buddha statue.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
High ceilings expose pipes and ducts painted black.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
There are two loft-style bedrooms in this model, both with low ceilings and reached by removable ladders.
—Adam Williams
march 04, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
This solution is particularly suitable for old apartments with high ceilings, or for rooms that are not used permanently as a place to stay—like powder rooms or mud rooms.
—Melissa Grustat, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
Built in the late 1860s or early 1870s and renovated by the couple, the house has many of its original features, including 15-foot ceilings on the first floor, four original marble fireplaces, a sweeping staircase to the second floor and oversized windows and doors.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
Large living rooms with high ceilings or privacy needs should use heavy curtains.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Landing spots play into the ceilings and floors.
—Jake Ciely, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Customers enter through the building’s rear, up a flight of stairs and through a red door, which spills out into a sumptuous, 2,000-square-foot lounge with low tin ceilings, moody lighting and a mammoth Buddha statue.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
High ceilings expose pipes and ducts painted black.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
There are two loft-style bedrooms in this model, both with low ceilings and reached by removable ladders.
—Adam Williams
march 04, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
This solution is particularly suitable for old apartments with high ceilings, or for rooms that are not used permanently as a place to stay—like powder rooms or mud rooms.
—Melissa Grustat, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
Built in the late 1860s or early 1870s and renovated by the couple, the house has many of its original features, including 15-foot ceilings on the first floor, four original marble fireplaces, a sweeping staircase to the second floor and oversized windows and doors.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceilings
Noun
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Even the countries with bypass options face limits.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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HostArmada may lack Windows server support and has stricter storage and database size limits compared with rivals offering similar plans.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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Community solar, in which residents get a discount on their bills for subscribing as a group to small solar arrays nearby, was designed to help low-income residents, apartment dwellers, renters and others who can’t put panels on their own roofs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Leaky roofs are dripping into classrooms.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
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For now, these are acceptable limitations when the real purpose isn’t entertainment.—
Nicole Fraenkel,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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So many candidates has also meant space and time limitations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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In late spring, when the trees have donned their leafy canopies, the ephemerals return to dormancy instead of struggling to grow in deep shade.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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But truck canopies are meant to be outfitted, and Tekton brings its camper expertise to the fore in building and procuring a full lineup of base camp-ready add-ons.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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Camp East Montana looks like a pop-up village, with six long tents along a stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert outside El Paso at the Ft.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Remember, tents do not shield you from lightning.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Compassion can flow freely, while boundaries keep that kindness sustainable.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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Such patterns often crossed the boundaries of hate driven by nationality, ethnicity and religion.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Ceilings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceilings. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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