: a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place (as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter
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stayed under the awning outside the shop during the rainstorm
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Penn 2 has further been transformed with The Bustle, a structure suspended 50 feet high serving as a giant awning with LED lighting and art displays and setting a grand entranceway to Madison Square Garden, Penn Station and Penn 2.
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David Moin, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
Adorned with twinkling lights and white trees all throughout the space, the venue’s decor also incorporates poinsettia flowers, life-size Santa replicas, giant Christmas ornaments on the space’s flower awning, gingerbread creations with faux snow accents on tables.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Festooned with a giant signature Hello Kitty pink bow and framed with a pastel pink and white striped awning, the outdoor cafe offered a grab-and-go menu of desserts and sweet drinks.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Still in the awning are: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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David Moin, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
Adorned with twinkling lights and white trees all throughout the space, the venue’s decor also incorporates poinsettia flowers, life-size Santa replicas, giant Christmas ornaments on the space’s flower awning, gingerbread creations with faux snow accents on tables.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Festooned with a giant signature Hello Kitty pink bow and framed with a pastel pink and white striped awning, the outdoor cafe offered a grab-and-go menu of desserts and sweet drinks.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Still in the awning are: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Awning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awning. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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awning
noun
aw·ning
ˈȯn-iŋ 
ˈän-
: a cover (as of canvas) that shades or shelters like a roof
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