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Recent Examples of atrium
After a cardiologist did additional testing including an echocardiogram and an MRI, he was diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare and aggressive cancer in the right atrium of his heart.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
The villa is still being excavated and studied, but archaeologists have so far uncovered a grand entrance hall with an atrium and sunken basin, known as an impluvium, surrounded by a mosaic floor with black and white botanical and geometric designs.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Designed to blur the line between indoors and outdoors, the home is organized as a series of pavilions surrounding a massive central atrium with a reflecting pool, sculptural curves, and a distinctive grid-like roof supported by colossal columns.
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Mark David,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Back in town, quench your thirst at the upstairs atrium of Three Bears Brewery & Restaurant, then take the Banff Gondola 7,000 feet up Sulphur Mountain, with views of six mountain ranges and the Bow Valley far below.
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Rebecca Deurlein,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
The villa is still being excavated and studied, but archaeologists have so far uncovered a grand entrance hall with an atrium and sunken basin, known as an impluvium, surrounded by a mosaic floor with black and white botanical and geometric designs.
—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Designed to blur the line between indoors and outdoors, the home is organized as a series of pavilions surrounding a massive central atrium with a reflecting pool, sculptural curves, and a distinctive grid-like roof supported by colossal columns.
—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Back in town, quench your thirst at the upstairs atrium of Three Bears Brewery & Restaurant, then take the Banff Gondola 7,000 feet up Sulphur Mountain, with views of six mountain ranges and the Bow Valley far below.
—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atrium
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In the temple's crumbling courtyard, little remains… mostly empty pedestals scattered among the Sralao trees.
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In the hospital’s courtyard, relatives wept over the bodies covered in white burial shrouds.
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As soon as the game wrapped up, those guests shuffled out, and hours later were replaced by a rowdier group ordering shots at the bar, dancing to 2000s hits in front of the DJ booth and smoking vape pens on the outdoor patio.
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Avoid putting your grill against the side of your house or under a patio roof or someone else's balcony, for example.
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The best examples of this style are seen at the Getty Villa peristyle gardens — a peristyle is a courtyard framed by colonnades or rows of pillars — in Malibu.
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Authorities have worked in recent years to reduce the monkey population through sterilization programs and by relocating some animals to dedicated enclosures.
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And if an enclosure isn't tightly secured, your chickens will escape and wander off without any regards for property lines.
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In some cases, however, those vultures circling the air over yesterday’s gallerias, plazas and megamalls are actually vulture investors.
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Singaporeans and international travelers also flock here to hang out on the beaches, zip line at Mega Adventure Park, shop at the massive luxury galleria, and more.
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American patriotism; native, Spanish and Mexican roots On a Sunday afternoon in early May, troupes of dancers in San Elizario, Texas, turned the town plaza into a stage for a reenactment of 500 years of borderlands history.
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Another building under construction is a medical office plaza that will be 180,000 square feet, housing multiple clinics and providers.
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This spring, across the nation’s auditoriums and quadrangles, members of the class of 2026 took their seats to receive remarks from distinguished guests.
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The bedroom, on a corner of the building, was the shape of an irregular quadrangle.
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
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The 33-year-old, playing at TPC River Highlands for the ninth time, was in a bunker 80 feet from the 13th hole after his second shot on the 526-yard par-5.
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“Atrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atrium. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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