as in roof
a raised covering over something for decoration or protection
trees line both sides of the garden path, with their foliage forming a leafy canopy for walkers
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Recent Examples of canopy
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
With a canopy spread of 28 meters (92 feet) and a trunk circumference of 11 meters (36 feet), the Major Oak was one of the biggest trees in Britain.
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Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Occasioning all this was her cherry tree, a monumental Kanzan that canopies roughly two-thirds of her Brooklyn backyard and part of the one next door.
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Kholood Eid,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Noun
The frame and canopy are both waterproof and UV-resistant, and the swing’s overall size is ideal for a courtyard, too.
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Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
With a canopy spread of 28 meters (92 feet) and a trunk circumference of 11 meters (36 feet), the Major Oak was one of the biggest trees in Britain.
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Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Verb
Pilot adventures include gorilla trekking in Uganda with wildlife ranger Denis Onyiko and his team, exploring rewilding efforts in Argentina, and uncovering biodiversity from coast to canopy in Costa Rica.
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Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Occasioning all this was her cherry tree, a monumental Kanzan that canopies roughly two-thirds of her Brooklyn backyard and part of the one next door.
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Kholood Eid,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canopy
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The fire is believed to have started on the solar array on the roof of the 500,000 square-foot building, which housed 85 million pounds of frozen food.
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Instead of a hallway of bedrooms under a single roof, the sleeping spaces are dispersed across the property, each with direct access to the gardens — a design more commonly found in tropical destinations than in a tony coastal enclave about 35 miles north of San Francisco.
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In the final months of pregnancy, the testicles descend through a passage called the inguinal canal to land in the scrotum, the pouch that protects them for the rest of a man’s life.
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This shampoo and conditioner are designed to strengthen and protect hair health while reducing frizz and split ends.
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Ward imagines a space inside a space, not unlike the custom tents and custom builds popular in luxury weddings right now (one tent took five days to assemble and recreate a Greek Orthodox church, Vogue reported).
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The request also includes tents outside Madison Square Garden and street closures around the iconic venue.
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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The technology has drawn public controversy since Detroit first signed a contract covering certain police precincts in 2020, and again in late 2022.
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Participants will be high school students aged 14 to 17 who will have to advance through application and screening processes to be selected, resulting in one male athlete and one female athlete from each state or territory competing.
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Breeders typically screen over 10,000 offspring to find just one that is better than both parents.
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“Canopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canopy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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