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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
Others, like Havaizinho, were sprinkled with rustic beach huts selling sugarcane juice and beer, along with vendors renting umbrellas and chairs.
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David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
This time, there were no tropical drinks adorned with umbrellas.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The free-standing coat rack and bench has four hooks for bags, jackets, and umbrellas, as well as a large open cubby at the top and six split-level cubbies at the base.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
If the weather’s mild, sit at the picnic tables or under the umbrellas.
—Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
And the autumn Paris weather played nice — just a few gusts knocking down some lamps and a few showers prompting umbrellas to save our gear!
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Guests staying at Villa Beatrice get 24/7 access to a butler, who can arrange private dinners, shopping experiences at designer boutiques (Louis Vuitton and Pucci among them), lounge chairs and umbrellas at Bagni Fiore, and much more.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Then the stone tile and food-court umbrellas over the Rose Garden.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Earlier this summer, the center section of the Rose Garden, which was covered with grass, was replaced with stone tiles and picnic tables with umbrellas.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
This time, there were no tropical drinks adorned with umbrellas.
—Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The free-standing coat rack and bench has four hooks for bags, jackets, and umbrellas, as well as a large open cubby at the top and six split-level cubbies at the base.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
If the weather’s mild, sit at the picnic tables or under the umbrellas.
—Tamia Boyd, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
And the autumn Paris weather played nice — just a few gusts knocking down some lamps and a few showers prompting umbrellas to save our gear!
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Guests staying at Villa Beatrice get 24/7 access to a butler, who can arrange private dinners, shopping experiences at designer boutiques (Louis Vuitton and Pucci among them), lounge chairs and umbrellas at Bagni Fiore, and much more.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Then the stone tile and food-court umbrellas over the Rose Garden.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Earlier this summer, the center section of the Rose Garden, which was covered with grass, was replaced with stone tiles and picnic tables with umbrellas.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for umbrellas
Noun
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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
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The president and his cabinet have been advocating across airwaves and screens for the viability and necessity of their tariff scheme as the date of the hearing approaches.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For Dimon, bureaucracy is a reflex that creeps into any large institution and shields leaders from reality.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Even the combative Venezuela of eight years ago, where kids with homemade shields assembled in the streets day after day to battle the dictatorship’s goons, is a fading memory.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Other big stories ➤ These are the pets up for adoption in metro Phoenix shelters this week.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The website is also how people get information, including where to find shelters, at a time when the temperature is dropping.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Available in a mix of fun and functional shades, there’s a color to match every bag—or every outfit.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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The windows and overhead skylights have integrated black-out shades so things don't become too bright or warm in the midday sun.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 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 11 Nov. 2025.
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