umbrella

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 The backpack also comes with two outer pockets, perfect for holding a water bottle or umbrella. Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025 Its affiliation with the broader H&M umbrella can also be a positive thing for innovators. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025 Sudden Death Syndrome is a broad, umbrella term encompassing a variety of conditions, including Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 When that happens, Rogers will be among the biggest sports umbrella companies in the world. Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for umbrella
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Noun
  • This gorgeous 55x21x100-inch arbor is a West Elm best-seller thanks to its elegant design and sturdy wrought iron frame.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In a video shared by a fan account on X, Keery can be standing under a garden arbor in front of the bride and groom.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To better understand how these storms can wreak so much havoc, our research team created simulations to show how storms interact with Earth’s natural magnetic shield and trigger the dangerous geomagnetic activity that can shut down electric grids.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The head shield, all of those tiles on the bottom, would be stripped off.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Zohran Mamdani on His Unlikely Rise When the screens at the Brooklyn Paramount event confirmed his victory, attendees loudly cheered for minutes on end.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Margret Rojas, 38, (@stylethegirl), posted a short clip of herself running on Instagram, followed by a screen recording of messages from her husband, Diego, 38, and their daughter, aged 9, and son, 5.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • While deputies searched the shelter, a man fell through the ceiling and was immediately detained, Enriquez said.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Samaritan’s Purse has pledged 42 ambulances, 28 of them armored, to Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical service, and is supporting 11 major construction projects, including ambulance response stations and community centers equipped with bomb shelters.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Brooklyn and Nicola each gave the camera their best stares in coordinating sunshades.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • At the Arctic Repair conference at the University of Cambridge in June, more than 175 researchers discussed geoengineering ideas ranging from employing this sea ice thickening to placing gigantic sunshades in space.
    Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Snag them in the playful pistachio green shade while sizes are available from XS to XL, or score them in blue or pink with a far more limited size selection.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Why not start things off by repainting the living room—there are many shades that designers absolutely love for their soothing factor.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Pucci Palace in Florence, dating back to the fourteenth century, has extraordinary rooftop views of Brunelleschi’s cathedral dome.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The futuristic glass pyramids and stark white domes appear in stark contrast to the rugged Sonoran desert landscape and Catalina Mountains rising in the distance.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • As the pavilion was constructed, each piece was brought inside and rebuilt within the building itself.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2025
  • There is also a yoga pavilion and pilates studio next to the spa; complimentary group classes are typically held in the morning.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Umbrella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umbrella. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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