Definition of porchnext
as in piazza
a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building vacationers relaxing on the inn's spacious front porch

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Recent Examples of porch Spiotti reportedly positioned his right knee on Jackson’s back as Jackson lay face down on the porch, police bodycam footage shows. Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026 The Johnsons enjoy their mornings with a stroll around the community, sometimes with a coffee on their porch and other times just by watching TV on their couch at home. Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026 Children play outside while neighbors talk across porches. Robbie Owens, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 Then, the Eufy SoloCam C210 two-pack security camera is 25% off, giving you subscription-free 2K security for your porch. Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for porch
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Noun
  • The piazza will be a shallow concrete or stone bowl, 300 feet in diameter, a bit more than an acre and a half.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Four of Gucci’s great-grandchildren were there Thursday for the naming ceremony at the piazza, with a view of the famed Ponte Vecchio and Uffizi Gallery, on the 145th anniversary of Gucci’s birth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The exhibition is housed in the porticoes of the Palestra Grande, located opposite the Amphitheatre.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Later that night, at the rehearsal dinner, Ann goes rogue during her toast to make these same points to a portico filled with Kennedys.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Beetz stars as Asia, a young woman who turns up on the stoop of a high-end Manhattan apartment building, the Virgil, answering an ad for a maid job.
    Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • At 74, McDonald walks slowly with a slight stoop, but his mind is still razor sharp.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The only way to experience the canyon more directly would have been to strap on a wingsuit and fling yourself off the veranda to fly with the ravens.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The restaurant is named after the English word for bangla or a single-story home, coined during India’s colonial past to indicate a particular style of house that included spacious verandahs, overhanging roofs, and large gardens.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Porch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porch. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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