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parasol

[par-uh-sawl, -sol] / ˈpær əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /
NOUN
umbrella
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Beneath its parasol of trees, the memorial remains the most tranquil of civic sites, welcoming visitors to pause on granite benches slightly elevated above a mosaic tiled floor meant to evoke a classical temple.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

On those sheets, striped with a repeating pattern of Miss Piggy striking different poses underneath a parasol, Miss Piggy models confidence.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Outside, Huang Jing smiled as she watched her nine-year-old daughter pose for photos with a parasol on a small wooden bridge in the middle of a misty garden.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

The forest reserve also has Indigenous trees such as the sycamore fig and African cherry, and threatened species like parasol tree, Monterey Pine and African cherry.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

I opened the parasol and took the Plant on my lap, and Granddaddy clucked to the horse.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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