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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
Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Over the past three years, the city has begun to address long-overdue repairs, reopening pools, restoring lighting, and fixing building roofs, efforts that were largely neglected during Hernandez’s administration.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Key prevention strategies include sealing cracks and crevices in walls, roofs, and around windows and doors.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That includes much of Carmel-by-the-Sea, a village of 1920s storybook cottages with highly combustible wood-shingle roofs.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
However, the better individual homes are hardened with flame-resistant siding, roofs, windows and vents, and flammable surrounding items like vegetation, fences and sheds between houses are reduced, the less likely fire will spread from building to building, the study found.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
In New York City, local laws now require buildings over a certain size to include green roofs or solar panels.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Over the past three years, the city has begun to address long-overdue repairs, reopening pools, restoring lighting, and fixing building roofs, efforts that were largely neglected during Hernandez’s administration.
—Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Key prevention strategies include sealing cracks and crevices in walls, roofs, and around windows and doors.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That includes much of Carmel-by-the-Sea, a village of 1920s storybook cottages with highly combustible wood-shingle roofs.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
However, the better individual homes are hardened with flame-resistant siding, roofs, windows and vents, and flammable surrounding items like vegetation, fences and sheds between houses are reduced, the less likely fire will spread from building to building, the study found.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
School districts purchase iPads while textbooks fall apart and roofs leak.
—Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roofs
Noun
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Today, Smokejumpers arrived and climbed into the canopies of the Giant Sequoias to protect them from further damage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The gardens cultivated in Walnut Hills are an addition to a growing conservation mission by the zoo, beyond its fences, to activate green spaces, expand tree canopies and increase pollinator habitats in local neighborhoods.—
Hailey Roden,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Even today, restaurants are significantly more likely than residences to have dishwashing machines — and use them.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mohd currently has about 100 employees, including a team of architects specialized in the design of environments and interiors, residences, offices, hotels and showrooms to facilitate swift execution of delivery and completion of projects.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The first floor houses a dining room, workshop, and two-car garage.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
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Authorities said the suspect had approached the outside of the Annunciation Catholic Church, which also houses a school, and fired inside — killing two children and injuring more than a dozen others.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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But when attendees arrived on the remote island, there was little food — except, famously, cheese sandwiches — along with tents for housing and no actual music performances as the festival crumbled, with McFarland blaming improper infrastructure.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The event will include the Moonlight Veterinary Center Dog Costume Contest, two lively beer gardens, food tents and more.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Drive less than an hour from central Sedona through otherworldly red rocks to the Honanki Heritage Site, where the ancestors of Northern Arizona’s Hopi Tribe lived in sprawling cliff dwellings between the 12th and 14th centuries.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 91% of California’s homes was built before 2010, and there are 2 million dwellings in high-risk wildfire areas.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Notable features include curved walls, suspended black staircases, and open ceilings with thin concrete and glass beams that filter natural light onto the museum’s works of art.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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The building that houses it was constructed in the 1940s; quirky designs abound inside, as do low ceilings and claustrophobic layouts.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
9 Sep. 2025
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Through a succession of job changes, a don’t-open-the-mail approach to bill paying, abrupt moves to and from a string of increasingly cluttered abodes, Uhle recounts with humor and remarkable detail the unstable circumstances of her youth.—
Kristen Kidd,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Those daydreaming of taking in the sweeping sunrise vistas across Middle Harbour just got lucky because one of the most significant abodes on the street just surfaced on market for the first time in over four decades.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
27 Aug. 2025
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As demand for electricity surged to power more electric devices in homes and Big Tech's boom in data centers, renewable energy has been the go-to source for the cheapest, fastest way to generate more juice.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Our homes are a backdrop to our lives.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Roofs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roofs. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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