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parasol

[par-uh-sawl, -sol] / ˈpær əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl /
NOUN
umbrella
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The photo shows a vacationing couple seated in striped deck chairs beneath a brightly coloured parasol on a beach.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

Adam Silverman’s lighting turns red; cracks appear in the floor of Jon Bausor’s set as Catrina pounds on it with her parasol to summon Frida; and dancers dressed as skeletons emerge from the crevices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 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

I tell Fina about how Gram always carried a parasol and wore these long flowy dresses and how that made kids in the village think she was a witch but she didn’t mind.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

That view, unlike a similar one in Spain would be, is not yet spoiled by parasols and day-trippers’ detritus.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Volunteers handed out bottles of water, parasols and food packages to the tens of thousands of pilgrims as they made their way toward Mount Arafat, as helicopters buzzed overhead regularly.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

Now, a team of scientists says that it could launch a prototype of one of the giant parasols into space in just a few years.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

Where there are now armoured vehicles, banks of sand and piles of debris were once food stands, parasols and children splashing in the sea.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023

They wore wide hats that shaded their faces like little parasols.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli


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