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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 umbrellas
However, the Fort Worth Zoo says the festivities will happen rain or shine, so bring your umbrellas and rain ponchos.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Cans of fizzy yerba maté come from the indie Hong Kong soda company Mezzanine Makers, and boozy beverages are impishly garnished with cocktail umbrellas.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Co-founded in 2004 by Vanessa Branson (sister to Richard Branson) and business partner Howell James, El Fenn, with its over-the-top rooms, sparkling pools, and signature red-and-white umbrellas, might be one of the most Instagrammed hotels in the world.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
If the neighbor doesn’t choose to remove the sandbox, the writer might be able to place one or two large deck umbrellas in the corner of their yard to hide the sandbox from their view.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
In that time, the core vehicle has morphed into different iterations, while the company has changed ownership a few times – coming under the umbrellas of both Daimler Chrysler and Polaris, and most recently settling in at the Wave Inc stable.
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Visitors shelter from the rain with umbrellas on the Parvis des Droits de l’Homme on Esplanade du Tocadero across from the Eiffel Tower, as remnants of hurricane Kirk cause heavy rainfall over Paris, on October 9, 2024.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Egypt and Jordan received aid, not umbrellas.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
French doors open onto the rooftop patio, which has a lighter look with a fountain, large umbrellas, olive trees, and a mixture of rattan and wrought-iron furniture.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Cans of fizzy yerba maté come from the indie Hong Kong soda company Mezzanine Makers, and boozy beverages are impishly garnished with cocktail umbrellas.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Co-founded in 2004 by Vanessa Branson (sister to Richard Branson) and business partner Howell James, El Fenn, with its over-the-top rooms, sparkling pools, and signature red-and-white umbrellas, might be one of the most Instagrammed hotels in the world.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
If the neighbor doesn’t choose to remove the sandbox, the writer might be able to place one or two large deck umbrellas in the corner of their yard to hide the sandbox from their view.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
In that time, the core vehicle has morphed into different iterations, while the company has changed ownership a few times – coming under the umbrellas of both Daimler Chrysler and Polaris, and most recently settling in at the Wave Inc stable.
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Visitors shelter from the rain with umbrellas on the Parvis des Droits de l’Homme on Esplanade du Tocadero across from the Eiffel Tower, as remnants of hurricane Kirk cause heavy rainfall over Paris, on October 9, 2024.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Egypt and Jordan received aid, not umbrellas.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
French doors open onto the rooftop patio, which has a lighter look with a fountain, large umbrellas, olive trees, and a mixture of rattan and wrought-iron furniture.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for umbrellas
Noun
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Both Apple’s and Samsung’s devices seek to establish a new type of headset that offers different levels of immersion, from virtual screens to digital environments that fully envelop a user’s field of view.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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There are two tables with video screens and red accents.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The tree’s hardwood is excellent for fuel, boomerangs, clubs, and shields.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Just three days in and these XL-sized shields are thick as thieves, which doesn’t seem threatening to anyone whose name isn’t Annie.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After buying out a vendor, the bikers pass out the food to encampments and shelters.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The number of beloved pets who die of age or illness is unknown but might be less than the eleven thousand dogs and cats euthanized in shelters weekly.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Roses had begun to bloom along the fence in four different shades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Roller shades are a single piece of material that rolls in and out of a tube when pulled up and down over a window.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Brooklyn and Nicola each gave the camera their best stares in coordinating sunshades.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Umbrellas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umbrellas. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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