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as in canopies
a raised covering over something for decoration or protection
the roof of the pavilion leaks when it rains
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as in residences
the place where one lives
as long as you're living under my roof, you'll obey my rules
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as in houses
to provide with living quarters or shelter
fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week
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Recent Examples of roofs
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Mineral Wells storm blew through an industrial park, shredding buildings, ripping apart roofs and scattering debris across the area.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Gros recommends trimming back any branches that overhang structures, such as roofs, as these act as highways for squirrels.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Today, with its colorful roofs, Gothic abbey, square, and marketplace, Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye continues to enchant and charm travelers with its medieval atmosphere.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
Fire hardening includes measures such as cutting back brush, installing fire resistant roofs and closing eaves to resist fire embers.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Another part of the campus has dozens of roofs just sticking above the ground as the shingles freeze and bake and are soaked by Mother Nature sometimes for more than a decade for more testing.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Flat roofs with parapets (side walls), stepped roofs, saw-tooth roofs, and roofs with chimneys and other obstructions on top can collect snow in an unbalanced manner, the agency said.
—Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
Walls crumble, roofs collapse, and greenery reclaims them.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
School districts purchase iPads while textbooks fall apart and roofs leak.
—Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
The storm, which rolled quickly through the area, also damaged vehicles and roofs.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
The Mineral Wells storm blew through an industrial park, shredding buildings, ripping apart roofs and scattering debris across the area.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Gros recommends trimming back any branches that overhang structures, such as roofs, as these act as highways for squirrels.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026
Today, with its colorful roofs, Gothic abbey, square, and marketplace, Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye continues to enchant and charm travelers with its medieval atmosphere.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
Fire hardening includes measures such as cutting back brush, installing fire resistant roofs and closing eaves to resist fire embers.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Another part of the campus has dozens of roofs just sticking above the ground as the shingles freeze and bake and are soaked by Mother Nature sometimes for more than a decade for more testing.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Building roofs The main above-ground enrichment building at Natanz was known as the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Flat roofs with parapets (side walls), stepped roofs, saw-tooth roofs, and roofs with chimneys and other obstructions on top can collect snow in an unbalanced manner, the agency said.
—Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
Walls crumble, roofs collapse, and greenery reclaims them.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
School districts purchase iPads while textbooks fall apart and roofs leak.
—Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roofs
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Under the blue skies of the Florida Everglades, dozens of protesters, sheltering from the sun under blue canopies, gathered outside the gates of Alligator Alcatraz on Friday to commemorate International Labor Day by calling for the shutdown of the controversial detention center.—
Churchill Ndonwie
May 2,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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With their height and dense canopies, these varieties can help shield your space from view while adding beauty and productivity.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
28 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 600 of those were primary residences, according to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The searches were being conducted at daycares, businesses and some residences, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.—
Mark Vancleave,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Broadway theater that houses The Book of Mormon caught fire Monday morning, with fire officials describing it as a three-alarm fire.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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The Met Gala is a major fundraiser for the museum’s Costume Institute, which houses numerous historic pieces of fashion and related artifacts.—
Adam Carlson,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Gary Wilcox, a member of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, concluded his opening remarks at the May Day protest with a blessing of the Miccosukee Tribe’s land, which is adjacent to the makeshift immigration detention camp, saying real suffering is happening to those being caged under the tents.—
Churchill Ndonwie
May 2,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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Within a few days, the UCSD encampment grew to about 50 tents, drawing condemnation from Chancellor Pradeep Khosla.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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This is a visceral, luxurious immersion in landscape and nature, grand, unspoilt and raw, within which the Prana collection of buildings sensitively sit, taking their cue from the local age-old mountain dwellings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The first thing that stands out about the film’s quaint locale is that its scant dwellings are made up only of exterior flats.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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Remove firewood, bricks, boards, tarps, or vegetation up against the house, which shelters insects that provide food for spiders, says Gray.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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Though Brigitta despises him, Maria shelters him.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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The apartments will all have washer and dryers, kitchens and boast over 9-foot ceilings.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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The walls, floors and ceilings are manufactured elsewhere, shipped as flat panels and assembled on site.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, the only black-and-white to be found here is on David Zinn’s thought-provoking set, which washes the abodes of the younger characters in funereal black right down to Suzanna’s hotel bed.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stroll or bike the roughly 22-mile Geneva Lake Shore Path, offering up-close views of the Gilded Age estates and modern abodes that hug the water.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Midwest Living,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Roofs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roofs. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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