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Recent Examples of arbor
The announcement came along with five shots of Kelce kneeling and the couple romancing in a garden blooming with pink and white flowers, framed by an arbor covered in green vines.
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
As long as they're given full sun, these colorful flowers will cover fences and arbors with luscious, layered blooms in June and July, then again later in the summer.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
Don’t let vines climb trees and shrubs; train them to arbors and trellises.
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—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
In the first photo, Kelce is seen kneeling on one knee beneath a floral arbor while Swift, in a striped dress, holds his face and smiles above him.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
As long as they're given full sun, these colorful flowers will cover fences and arbors with luscious, layered blooms in June and July, then again later in the summer.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
Don’t let vines climb trees and shrubs; train them to arbors and trellises.
61.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
In the first photo, Kelce is seen kneeling on one knee beneath a floral arbor while Swift, in a striped dress, holds his face and smiles above him.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbor
Noun
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In fact, the pergola quickly became a popular place to stroll and to be seen.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Other popular natural elements can be displayed by using iron-frame barstools in the kitchen, timbers on a patio pergola, and ceramic vessels styled throughout the home.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Sewer Rats El Camello is with me in the back of the truck beneath the canopy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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To add 5,000 homes, millions of square feet of office space, half a million square feet of retail and 1,000 hotel rooms, developers cut down 1,400 acres of forest in a city where the tree canopy is steadily shrinking.—
Khadejeh Nikouyeh,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Like the bowers, the nests of the puffer fish are beautiful and involve mate attraction.—
Shawn Simpson,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Adam—great in the bower, but a bit of a bore—speaks in paeans, but the snake speaks boldly, sensuously.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In Gaza’s Shati refugee camp, my grandfather built a modest shack, brick by brick, on the spot where his tent was erected.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Bear in mind, a tent does not protect you from lightning.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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At least 32 deaths were confirmed in Jamaica, and island authorities have estimated that the roofs were taken off 120,000 buildings, and that more than two dozen communities have been isolated.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Powell’s baby is sick with the flu, but health insurance costs are through the roof, and Powell simply can’t afford the rudimentary treatment the child needs.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Kids and adults alike are impressed by this galaxy light projector, which throws impressive starry skies onto any wall or ceiling.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
11 Nov. 2025
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Water rose to waist level within about 20 minutes, then continued to rise to the basement’s ceiling as the rain came down.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Pucci Palace in Florence, dating back to the fourteenth century, has extraordinary rooftop views of Brunelleschi’s cathedral dome.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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The futuristic glass pyramids and stark white domes appear in stark contrast to the rugged Sonoran desert landscape and Catalina Mountains rising in the distance.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Also, setup often requires a dish installation and a clear sky view — trees, roof overhangs or RV awnings may impact performance.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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One of those walls, a massive glass awning-style window, lifts skyward to erase the boundary between indoors and out, revealing a sprawling terrace that feels suspended above the city.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Arbor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbor. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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