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parasol

[par-uh-sawl, -sol] / ˈpær əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /
NOUN
umbrella
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Her face was concealed by a veil, a wide-brim hat and a white parasol that she said was inspired by an image of a jellyfish that excited her 2-year-old daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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

The Japanese superstar emerged onto Rod Laver Arena for her first-round clash on Tuesday carrying a white parasol with matching wide-brimmed hat and long gauzy veil.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Her spring trip goes heavy on wild greens, with a good dose of truffle hunting, while the fall is a bonanza of shaggy parasol mushrooms and mountain villages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

They paused to regard a cracked wooden buoy painted blue and white, shaped like an old parasol.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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