umbrella

noun

Definition of umbrellanext
as in arbor
a collapsible covering used to protect against rain or sun I always keep an umbrella handy—you never know when you might need one.

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Recent Examples of umbrella Haynes is best known for running 52 Walker, a Kunsthalle-style exhibition space that was under the David Zwirner umbrella and had full curatorial autonomy as well as an all-Black staff. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 In early 2007, those rights will be held under a single company’s umbrella for the first time since 2010. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026 Leave the umbrella at home — Wednesday stays completely dry in the Philadelphia region. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Falling under the umbrella of box braids are knotless braids, including the trendy goddess and boho styles. — Eden Stuart, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for umbrella
Recent Examples of Synonyms for umbrella
  1. arbor
  2. shield
  3. shelter
  4. screen
  5. sunshade
  6. shade
  7. dome
  8. pavilion
Noun
  • The grape arbor and vines were in place when Morgan bought the property.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Don’t let vines climb trees and shrubs; train them to arbors and trellises.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of arbor
Noun
  • Each panel is different, their subtly shifting shapes recalling those of the shuttle’s heat-shield tiles.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Lily sacrificed her life on that day to protect wee Harry, just a baby at the time of her death, with a love shield.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of shield
Noun
  • Marxt filmed fires, firefighters, inside a shelter (with a sign highlighting that there was no access for media) and more.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In November 2021, crew members took shelter inside their spacecraft after a Russian anti-satellite weapons test created a dangerous cloud of debris.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of shelter
Noun
  • In Obsession’s most horrifying sequence, the audience senses something awful is about to unfold several beats before the frenzy of blunt-force head trauma actually takes place on screen.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Egypt’s interior ministry said the screen belonged to an advertising firm that had a contract with an international company.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of screen
Noun
  • Roman then opened its array of solar panels and sunshades, which power the craft and keep its sensitive instruments cool.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Nearby, a worker packed a box of tomatoes beneath a sunshade.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sunshade
Noun
  • The pumps’ uppers and heel counter are built from a combination of semi-sheer tulle and lustrous satin in a dainty powder pink shade.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The hogs benefit from the shade in the paddocks, though the ranch also creates wallows for cooling mud baths that also provide sun protection.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of shade
Noun
  • As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This arrangement could provide a larger antenna aperture without requiring a prominent external radar dome, the South China Morning Post reported.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dome
Noun
  • The Ritz-Carlton Spa floats out over the crashing waves, with its six pod-like pavilions inspired by traditional Malay fishing traps, or ‘bubus’.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • An expensive dance Ryan Mahan sits in a courtyard outside the pavilion, enjoying a break after running his mouth for an hour straight.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of pavilion

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