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noun

ˈtent How to pronounce tent (audio)
Definition of tentnext
as in roof
a raised covering over something for decoration or protection a huge tent was erected for the outdoor wedding reception

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verb

as in to sleep out

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Recent Examples of tent
Noun
Food vendor Hana Kim watched in horror as some people took cover under her family’s tent. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026 Rentals for tents, tables, chairs, heaters and fire pits added up to more than $50,600. — Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
Over the next few decades, as Coach K won five national titles and turned Duke into, arguably, the sport’s pre-eminent program, tenting grew increasingly popular. — Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026 Any residents living in the apartment or home will need to vacate for 24 hours while the extermination team tents the space to release a fumigant gas. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tent
  1. roof
  2. sleep out
  3. canopy
  4. encamp
Noun
  • Yu also posted on Weibo that the roof tent also unlocks a side awning with the same single button press.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Eco effort This being Denmark, sustainability is considered in everything that Villa Copenhagen does, up to and including the roof-top pool which is heated by waste energy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of roof
Verb
  • All those people who sleep out there.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In 2009, William secretly took the headline-making step of sleeping out on the streets of London one night.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Definition of sleep out
Noun
  • With the synthetic turf, there’s no concern about the shade from the existing tree canopy and playing conditions will be consistent.
    — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Although vendors at the various farmers markets are often under tents or canopies, those can collect heat as the day progresses.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of canopy
Verb
  • It’s believed that everyone else died while encamped for the winter or while attempting to walk back to civilization.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
  • Part of Tennyson lived, was encamped, at the outer reaches of the psyche.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of encamp

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“Tent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tent. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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